Informality, Labour Mobility and Precariousness: Supplementing the State for the Invisible and the Vulnerable [Paperback]

From the erosion of state legitimacy in Lebanon to the use of smartphones in Kyrgyzstan, from a Polish suburb to the music scene in Azerbaijan, this volume attempts to explain why, in a variety of world regions, a substantial number of people tend to ignore or act against state rules. We propose to look at informality beyond simplistic associations of the phenomenon with a single category such as informal labour or corruption . By doing this, we propose to look for a correlation between the emergence, and persistence, of some informal practices and the quality of governance in a given area. We also suggest that a better understanding of the variety of informal practices present in a region can help conceptualising more adequate interventions and eventually improve the socio-economic conditions of its inhabitants.  

Part I. Introduction.- Chapter 1. The (im)moralities of informality: states, their citizens and conflicting moral orders (Abel Polese).- Part II. Coming.- Chapter 2. (Im)mobilities and Informality as Livelihood Strategies in Transnational Social Fields (Ignacio Fradejas-Garc?a, Jos? Molina and Miranda Lubbers).- Chapter 3. Restaurant Backyards, Food Stores, and Temples. Invisibility, informal labour Practices, and Migrant Networks in the Suburbs of Warsaw (Karolina Bielenin-Lenczowska and Helena Patzer).- Chapter 4. Informal Networks Among Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Case of Croatia (Ru~ica `imi Banovi, Vlatka `koki, Mirela Alpeza).- Chapter 5. Performance of Illegality towards migrants living with HIV in Russia: from Social Exclusion to Deportation (Daniel Kashinitsky).- Part III. Staying.- Chapter 5. Institutions and the Informal Economy  Tax Morale of Small Businesses in Armenia and Georgia (Joanna Paquin).- Chapter 6. Left in the Shadows: the Informal Moral Economy of the Russian Far East (Aimar Ventsel).- Chapter 7. Azerbaijani Meykhana: Cultural Policy and Local Actors Agenda (Aneta Strzem|alska).- Chaptel)