Sökning: "informal economy"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 69 avhandlingar innehållade orden informal economy.
1. Levebrödet : Den informella ekonomin i 1930-talets Dalarna
Sammanfattning : This dissertation is a study of the informal economy, and analyses incomes, consumption and housework in 86 households in different social groups, during the year 1933. The study is based on primary material from an investigation of the costs of living, wich was carried out during the entire year, and tax assessment records for the same period. LÄS MER
2. Vocational skills formation in communities of practice : Experiences from primary school and the informal economy in Tanzania
Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to explore the relationship between school and working life in Tanzania; what goes on inside school in relation to what goes on outside. The focus is on vocational skills formation by which is understood the process whereby individuals develop skills necessary for everyday life and gainful employment. LÄS MER
3. Outside the Law : An Ethnographic Study of Street Vendors in Bogotá
Sammanfattning : Millions of people worldwide work outside the law as street vendors in order to earn a living. However, they often work in fear of police evictions and confiscations since their work is in many places considered illegal. LÄS MER
4. On the Power of Informal Economies and the Informal Economies of Power : Rethinking Informality, Resilience and Violence in Kosovo
Sammanfattning : Since the 1970s, the concept of “economic informality” has served as focal point for a comprehensive scholarly thinking and the development of policy initiatives enhanced by international organisations. Yet, informality displays a puzzling resilience. LÄS MER
5. Circles of Value : A Study of Working Lives of Informal Sector Traders in Delhi, India
Sammanfattning : This study revolves around the working lives of pheriwale, a group of self-employed traders within India’s vast informal economy. Pheriwale have been trading in Delhi for nearly a century and are involved in the second-hand clothing trade. LÄS MER