Williams, C.C. (2015) Out of the shadows: Classifying economies by the extent and nature of employment in the informal economy. International Labour Review, 154 (3). pp. 331-351. ISSN 0020-7780
Abstract
Given the prevalence of informality, this article proposes a typology for classifying countries by the extent and nature of employment in the informal economy, rather than by the composition of their formal economies. The author analyses ILO data on employment in the informal economy in 36 developing countries, and shows that there is a significant correlation between cross-national variations in the degree and intensity of informalization and cross-national variations in social and economic indicators such as levels of GNP per capita, corruption, poverty, taxation and social contributions. The article concludes by discussing implications for theory and policy.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The author 2015 Journal compilation © International Labour Organization 2015. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Labour Review. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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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: | 03 Feb 2016 14:32 |
Last Modified: | 24 Nov 2017 01:38 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1564-913X.2015.00245.x |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2015.00245.x |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:93774 |