Linking the Formal and Informal Economy Concepts and Policies [Hardcover]

more nolume brings together a significant new collection of studies on formality and informality in developing countries. Containing contributions from some of the very best analysts in development studies, the volume is multidisciplinary in nature, with contributions from anthropologists, economists, sociologists, and political scientists.

1. Beyond Formality and Informality,Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis, Ravi Kanbur, and Elinor Ostrom
Concepts and Measurement
2. Bureaucratic Form and the Informal Economy,Keith Hart
3. The Global Path: Soft Law and Non-sovereigns Formalizing the Potency of the Informal Sector,Robert K. Christensen
4. The Relevance of the Concepts of Formality and Informality: A Theoretical Appraisal,Alice Sindzingre
5. Rethinking the Informal Economy: Linkages with the Formal Economy and the Formal Regulatory Environment,Martha Alter Chen
6. Formal and Informal Enterprises: Concept, Definition, and Measurement Issues in India,M. R. Narayana
Empirical Studies of Policies and Interlinking
7. The Impact of Regulation on Growth and Informality: Cross-Country Evidence,Norman V. Loayza, Ana Mar?a Oviedo, and Luis Serv?n
8. Financial Liberalization in Vietnam: Impact on Loans from Informal, Formal, and Semi-formal Providers,Robert Lensink, Mark McGillivray, and Pham Thi Thu Tr?
9. Blocking Human Potential: How Formal Policies Block the Informal Economy in the Maputo Corridor,Fredrik S?derbaum
10. Microinsurance for the Informal Economy Workers in India,Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis and Rajeev Ahuja
11. Turning to Forestry for a Way Out of Poverty: Is Formalizing Property Rights Enough?,Krister Andersson and Diego Pacheco
12. Voluntary Contributions to Informal Activities Producing Public Goods: Can These be Induced by Government and other Formal Sector Agents? Some Evidence from Indonesian Posl³à