Revisiting the Informal Sector A General Equilibrium Approach /

The last 50 years have seen unprecedented population growth and urbanization, particularly in developing countries. However, economic development in these countries has failed to generate adequate employment and income opportunities in the modern sector. This imbalance has compelled the surplus labo...

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Main Authors: Chaudhuri, Sarbajit. (Author), Mukhopadhyay, Ujjaini. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1194-0
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical Foundations: A General Equilibrium Approach
  • The Harris-Todaro Migration Model and Introduction of the Informal Sector
  • Informal Sector and Open Unemployment
  • Foreign Capital Inflow, Informal Sector and Welfare
  • How and How Far to Liberalise a Developing Economy with a Non-traded Informal Sector
  • Economic Liberalization, Informal Wage and Skilled-unskilled Wage Inequality
  • Incidence of Child Labour, Informal Sector and Economic Liberalization
  • Informal Sector, Pollution and Waste Management
  • Conclusion and Comments.