Tackling Vulnerability in the Informal Economy

A majority of workers in the world are informally employed and contribute to economic and social development through market and non-market activities that are not protected, regulated, well-recognised or valued. This study provides an in-depth diagnosis of informality and the vulnerability prevailin...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, International Labour Organization
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2019
Series:Development Centre Studies
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Informality in the development process
  • Additional tables - The Key Indicators of Informality based on Individuals and their Households (KIIbIH) Database*
  • Portraits of informality
  • Executive summary
  • Risks and vulnerabilities in the informal economy
  • Definitions of informal economy, informal sector and informal employment
  • Assessment and recommendations
  • Foreword
  • Protecting informal economy workers and their dependents
  • Addressing the gender dimension of informality
  • Abbreviations and acronyms