Informal Employment in Advanced Economies

<p><em>Re-Placing Informal Employment</em> challenges many of the popular myths surrounding informal economic activities and offers a radical reassesment of their extent growth location and nature.<br> The book uses case studies from the UK France Italy the Netherlands the US and Canada to challenge:<br> * the popular belief that informal employment is growing throughout the advanced economies<br> * the myth that this work is undertaken mostly by marginalized groups<br> * the dominant view that we should replace informal with formal employment through enforcement of regulations.<br> Examining policy options and their consequences the authors show that conventional approaches only increase inequalities and that a radical alternative solution is essential.</p>