Ebook130 pages7 hours
The Urban Informal Sector: Critical Perspectives on Employment and Housing Policies
By Ray Bromley
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
The Urban Informal Sector is a collection of papers presented at a multi-disciplinary conference on ""The urban informal sector in the Third World,"" organized by the Developing Areas Study Group of the Institute of British Geographers in London on March 19, 1977. Contributors offer critical perspectives on the urban informal sector, with emphasis on employment and housing policies. Topics covered range from general reviews and national case studies to detailed studies of particular occupations in individual cities. This book is comprised of 12 chapters and begins by reviewing the relevance of dualist models of economic activities and enterprises, as applied to Third World countries, concentrating on the origins, diffusion, and deficiencies of the formal/informal dualist classification. Subsequent chapters explore the informal sector debate in studies of Third World poverty and employment; the nature of informal-formal sector relationships; the structure of the labor markets in the ""organized"" and ""unorganized"" sectors of urban economies in South India; and the problem of urban poverty, its relation to employment, and rising spatial inequalities in Brazil. Capitalist and petty commodity production in Nigeria is also discussed, along with John Turner's views on housing policy. The final chapter looks at the competition between the informal and formal sectors in the retail industry in Santiago, Chile. This monograph will be of interest to social and economic policymakers.
Related to The Urban Informal Sector
Related ebooks
Cities and crisis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSelected Readings in Quantitative Urban Analysis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Rise and Fall of Urban Economies: Lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUrban Geography: An Introductory Analysis Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Socialist Models of Development Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPolicy, Planning, and People: Promoting Justice in Urban Development Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBoom Towns: Restoring the Urban American Dream Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGreen Urbanism Down Under: Learning from Sustainable Communities in Australia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Future of the Suburban City: Lessons from Sustaining Phoenix Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings'City of the Future': Built Space, Modernity and Urban Change in Astana Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNative to the Republic: Empire, Social Citizenship, and Everyday Life in Marseille since 1945 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow Policies Make Citizens: Senior Political Activism and the American Welfare State Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5City Limits Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Spaces of Capital/Spaces of Resistance: Mexico and the Global Political Economy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUrban Austerity: Impacts of the Global Financial Crisis on Cities in Europe Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Structure of Policy Change Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSocial Capital in the City: Community and Civic Life in Philadelphia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStreet Sounds: Listening to Everyday Life in Modern Egypt Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCivic Culture and Urban Change: Governing Dallas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPost-cosmopolitan Cities: Explorations of Urban Coexistence Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBack to the Future: New Urbanism and the Rise of Neotraditionalism in Urban Planning Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Paradox of Urban Revitalization: Progress and Poverty in America's Postindustrial Era Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHousing and Human Settlements in a World of Change Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsParticipatory Planning for Climate Compatible Development in Maputo, Mozambique Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBritain’s Cities, Britain’s Future Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCommon spaces of urban emancipation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsState of the World 2014: Governing for Sustainability Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCollaborative Governance for Urban Revitalization: Lessons from Empowerment Zones Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEcological Environment Design Under the Circular Economy Mode Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRichest Cities in the World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Business For You
Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Robert's Rules Of Order Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, Third Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Collaborating with the Enemy: How to Work with People You Don’t Agree with or Like or Trust Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Set for Life: An All-Out Approach to Early Financial Freedom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Capitalism and Freedom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting out of the Box Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, 20th Anniversary Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Law of Connection: Lesson 10 from The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Richest Man in Babylon: The most inspiring book on wealth ever written Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of J.L. Collins's The Simple Path to Wealth Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed: The Definitive Book on Value Investing Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lying Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tools Of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Emotional Intelligence: Exploring the Most Powerful Intelligence Ever Discovered Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat: The BRRRR Rental Property Investment Strategy Made Simple Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Carol Dweck's Mindset The New Psychology of Success: Summary and Analysis Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Get Ideas Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for The Urban Informal Sector
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
The Urban Informal Sector - Ray Bromley
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1