Williams, C.C. (2015) Explaining the informal economy: an exploratory evaluation of competing perspectives. Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, 70 (4). pp. 741-765.
Abstract
This paper evaluates critically whether the cross-national variations in the size of the informal economy are the result of: under-development (a modernisation perspective); high taxes, corruption and state interference (neo-liberal perspective), or inadequate state intervention to protect workers (political economy perspective). Analysing the varying size of the informal economy across 33 developed and transition economies, elements of all three perspectives are found to be valid with larger informal economies associated with under-development, public sector corruption and over-regulation in some spheres (e.g., temporary employment and temporary work agencies) but too little intervention in others (e.g., social protection, labour market interventions to protect vulnerable groups). The implications for theory and policy are then discussed.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Tous droits réservés © Département des relations industrielles de l’Université Laval, 2015 |
Keywords: | informal sector; undeclared work; employment relations; economic development; developed countries |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 17 Jul 2015 09:59 |
Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2016 12:48 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1034902ar |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Département des relations industrielles de l’Université Laval |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.7202/1034902ar |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:88093 |