Informality : exit and exclusion /
Guillermo E. Perry ... [and others].
- xv, 248 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
- World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies .
- World Bank e-Library. .
Includes bibliographical references.
The informal sector : what is it, why do we care, and how do we measure it? -- The razon de ser of the informal worker -- Informality, earnings, and welfare -- The informal labor market in motion : dynamics, cycles, and trends -- Microfirm dynamics and informality -- Informality, productivity, and the firm -- Informality, social protection, and antipoverty policies -- The informal sector and the state : institutions, inequality, and social norms.