"An idle mind is the Devil’s workshop"? The politics of work amongst Freetown's youth by Enria, L

“…Through qualitative research with young people engaged precariously on the margins of the informal economy in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, the thesis explores how labour market experiences influence different patterns of political mobilisation. …”

Effectiveness of Central Bank Independence via Its Internal Characteristics by Griffin, Caroll H.

“…Also agents prefer the informal economy if policy relies on a maximum reserve requirement.…”
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Regulating Informal Employment in Uzbekistan in Conditions of Economy Modernization by B. E. Tagaev

“…Different ways of defining informal employment were investigated by using various criteria, such as the type and status of the enterprise, employment, institutional standards and informal economy. Social and economic consequences of informal employment development were found, as well as its role on labour market, which fosters (in line with negative factors) a drop in actual unemployment, a decrease in tension and a rise in competition. …”
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Non-Standard Workers: The South African Context, International Law and Regulation by The European Union by ES Fourie

“…"Atypical," "non-standard," or even "marginal" are terms used to describe these new workers and include, amongst others, part-time work, contract work, self-employment, temporary, fixed-term, seasonal, casual, piece-rate work, employees supplied by employment agencies, home workers and those employed in the informal economy. These workers are often paid for results rather than time. …”
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Communing with Bees: A Whole-of-Community Approach to Address Crisis in the Anthropocene by Jennifer Marshman

“…Three perspectives are engaged as a way to understand this new era and address our fractured human-nature relationship: (1) polit­ical ecology, (2) the ecological humanities, and (3) the informal economy. An exploration of inter­secting themes leads to the start of a new theo­retical contribution, which manifests at the convergence of theories: a “whole-of-community” approach. …”
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Institutional drivers of shadow economy. Empirical evidence from CEE countries by Andreea-Oana Iacobuta-Mihaita, Carmen Pintilescu, Raluca Irina Clipa, Mihaela Ifrim

“…These also display certain weaknesses at the economic and institutional level, which increase their vulnerability in times of crisis, with a real danger for the informal economy to grow.This paper aims to investigate the role of the institutional framework in explaining shadow economy in the mentioned countries. …”
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Changes in informal society and slavery during the Chosun-Era in Korea by Heeho Kim

“…Slave desertions and entry into the informal economy may be attributed to the exclusion of slaves from social institution. …”
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Vulnerability of South African women workers in the COVID-19 pandemic by Naidoo Saloshni, Naidoo Rajen Nithiseelan

“…In South Africa most women workers find themselves in vulnerable employment as domestic help in private households, traders in the informal economy, and small-scale agriculture with no employment contracts or health insurance cover. …”
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Examining the Wahidin Street Vendors’ Tent Frame using Community Development Approach by Imelda Irmawati Damanik, Yohanes Satyayoga Raniasta, Tutun Seliari

“…Street Vendor Tents (Pedagang Kaki Lima in Bahasa Indonesia, PKL) are an important element of informal economy activities, because it is one of the vacancies that can be found in various corners of the urban area, such as Dr. …”
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Legalization of Informal Employment as a Reserve for Increasing Revenues to the Pension System of Russia by Elena Vitalievna Chistova, Alexander Nikolaevich Tyrsin, Alexan Arturovich Azaryan

“…The paper is formulated and solved an optimization problem of the legalization of the informal economy in the framework of the current PAYG pension system while raising the level of pensions up to 40% of lost earnings in the context of economic activities and the subjects of the Russian Federation. …”
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Tariff Rates and Tax Evasion in Iran’s Imports from Major Trading Partners at Six-Digit HS Level Based on Panel Data Model by Majid Maddah, Somayeh Nematollahi

“…Tax evasion linked to imports is a cause for forming informal economy. Tax evasion decreases government revenue and makes restrictions in implementing economic policies. …”
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Hidden transcripts of the gig economy: labour agency and the new art of resistance among African gig workers by Anwar, MA, Graham, M

“…Gig workers, as a result, are expected to have fewer opportunities to exert their agency – particularly so for workers in Africa, where the high proportion of informal economy and a lack of employment opportunities in local labour markets already constrain workers’ ability to earn livelihoods. …”

Estimating Global Forest-Based Employment by Rattiya Suddeephong Lippe, Shannon Cui, Jörg Schweinle

“…Disaggregated data based on employment status and gender is essential for improving the indirect estimation of the forest sector’s informal economy and thus requires more attention by policymakers in the near future.…”
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İnşaat Sektöründe Suriyeli ve Afgan Emeğinin Güvencesiz ve Kuralsız Hâli: Manisa İli Örneği(The Irregularity and Insecurity Situation of Syrian and Afghan Labor in the Construction... by Ramazan TEMEL, Hakan TOPATEŞ

“…As a result of the research regarding migrant labor in the construction sector, informal economy, low wages, long working hours, zero-hours contracts, work accidents, occupational diseases, occupational health and safety inadequacies, and precarious working conditions such as stratified labor markets have been identified…”

Diasporic tactics by Abdal, Alia Farid

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The Fabric of Transition: Unraveling the Weave of Labor Dynamics, Economic Structures, and Innovation on Income Disparities in Central and Eastern Europe Nations by Adriana AnaMaria Davidescu, Oana-Ramona Lobonţ, Tamara Maria Nae

“…Additionally, this research emphasizes the importance of strong institutional frameworks and the nuanced role of the informal economy in influencing income distribution dynamics.…”
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Access to the European Labor Market for Immigrant Women in the Wake of the COVID Pandemic by Fatemeh Hamedanian

“…In a capitalist context, migrant women would be over-represented in the informal economy due to segmented labor market policies and the effects of gendered racism. …”
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Evaluating the Role of Border Common Small Markets in Developing and Welfare of Border Areas Case: Border Market of Tamrchin in Piranshahr by mirnagaf mosavei

“…Also the establishment of markets has greatly reduced the informal economy of the area, but did not able to reduce the emigration of the great number of rural people particularly the young ones. …”
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The Effects of Illicit Drug Trade on Stabilizing Macro-economy by Hossein Mokhtarian

“…This article is also contemplating privitization and liberating policies in the conditions that informal economy acts under the support of criminal organizations.…”
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An investigation of socio-spatial equality in blue-green space at the Setu Babakan Area, Jakarta by Aristyowati Aristyowati, Evawani Ellisa, Ahmad Gamal

“…As such, it calls for regulatory clarity, suggesting implementing formalized guidelines like temporary permits or designated zones to harmonize the competing demands of the informal economy and environmental sustainability.…”
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