Informal Labour Markets and Development

List of Figures List of Tables Foreword Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction: Informal Labour Markets and Development; B.Guha-Khasnobis & R.Kanbur PART 1: ECONOMIC REFORM AND INFORMAL LABOUR MARKETS Globalization, Reform and the Informal Sector; S.Marjit & D.S.Maiti Trade Reforms and Informalization: Getting Behind Jobless Growth in India; A.Sinha & C.Adam Evasive Reform: Informalization in a Liberalized Economy with Wage-setting Unions; I.Dasgupta & S.Marjit Township and Village Enterprises and Employment Generation in China; G.Wan & Y.Zhu The Informal Sector During Crisis and Transition; R.Dimova, I.N.Gang & J.S.Landon-Lane PART 2: SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF THE URBAN POOR An Investigation of the Labour Market Earnings in Deprived Areas: Evaluating the Sources of Earning Differentials in the Slums; J.P.W.de Azevedo Urban Informal Sector and Networks: A Case Study of Delhi Slum Dwellers; A.Mitra Inter- and Intra-household Linkages between the Informal and Formal Sectors: A Case Study for Urban Burkina Faso; M.Grimm & I.Günther Skill Requirements, Earnings and Labour Demand in Nigeria's Urban Informal Sector; S.O.Olofin & A.O.Folawewo Survival Strategy and the Importance of the Informal Sector for Urban Poor Families: A Case Study of Jakarta; T.Tambunan Public Policies to Promote Productive Occupation and Increase Formality Among the Moderate Poor: The Mexican Agenda; E.Sojo & R.Villarreal