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Informality Revisited

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  • Maloney, William F.

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The author develops a view of the informal sector in developing countries primarily as an unregulated micro-entrepreneurial sector and not as a disadvantaged residual of segmented labor markets. Drawing on recent work from Latin America, he offers alternative explanations for many of the characteristics of the informal sector customarily regarded as evidence of its inferiority.

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Article provided by Elsevier in its journal World Development.

Volume (Year): 32 (2004)
Issue (Month): 7 (July)
Pages: 1159-1178

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Handle: RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:32:y:2004:i:7:p:1159-1178

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