The Global Informal Workforce is a fresh look at the informal economy around the world and its impact on the macroeconomy. The book covers interactions between

The global financial crisis and subsequent increase in social inequality has led in many cases to a redrawing of the boundaries between formal and informal work

A large percentage of workers and firms operate in the informal economy, outside the line of sight of governments in emerging market and developing economies. T

This landmark volume brings together leading scholars in the field to investigate recent conceptual shifts, research findings and policy debates on the informal

This publication provides, for the first time, direct measures of informal employment inside and outside informal enterprises for 47 countries. It also presents