Latin America informal labour brings benefits and woes

Labour informality is difficult to define and takes numerous forms, not all of them seen as negative by participants

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In this article

  • Studies of informality
  • Definition difficulties
  • Economic phenomenon
  • Sociological take
  • Problem of legality
  • Political dimension
  • Informal culture

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