The Informal Economy in Global Perspective: Varieties of Governance 1st Edition Abel Polese

Introduction: Informal Economies as Varieties of Governance

Informality and Governance

Structure of the Book and Overview of the Chapters

References

Why Read Informality in a Substantivist Manner? On the Embeddedness of the Soviet Second Econo

Good Socialist and Bad Post-Socialist Informality

How Formalist Readings of Informality Prevail

Substantivist Readings of Markets and Embeddedness

Substantivist Contributions to Understanding (Post-)Soviet Informality

Reading the “Second Economy” in Soviet Georgia

Understanding the Reaction Against Marketisation in Post-Revolution Georgia

Political and Theoretical Implications of the Substantivist Reading

Notes

References

Informal Economy: The Invisible Hand of Government

Introduction

Government’s Intervention and the Informal Economy

Informal Economy: The Empirical Analysis1

Data and Pre-Estimation Analysis

Informal Economy: Long-Run Trends and Short-­Run Deviations

Iran’s Informal Economy: Looking Back at Historical Events

Conclusion

Note

Appendix I

Government Interventions’ Indices

Appendix II

Testing the Existence of Cointegration Vectors

References

Estimating the Size of the Croatian Shadow Economy: A Labour Approach

Introduction

Literature Review

Methodology

Data Analysis and Results

Conclusion

References

Informal Employment and Earnings Determination in Ukraine

Introduction

Literature Review

The Case of Ukraine: Data Sources, Definition, Methodology

Data

Defining Informal Employment for the Ukrainian Labour Market

Methodology

Results

Personal Background Characteristics

The Mincer Model

Concluding Remarks

Note

Appendix

References

Approaching Informality: Rear-Mirror Methodology and Ethnographic Inquiry

Introduction

Moral Ambiguity and Open Secrecy

Rear-Mirror Methodology and Open Secrets

Positionality

Partial Insider Status

Naïve Newcomer Role

Socialization and Rapport

Data Collection Methods

Conclusion

Notes

References

Explaining the Informal Economy in  Post-­Communist Societies: A Study of the Asymmetry Betwee

Introduction

Explaining the Informal Economy in Post-­Communist Economies

Data and Methodology

Findings

Discussion and Conclusions

Appendix

References

Post-Socialist Informality Rural Style: Impressions from Bulgaria

Introduction

Rurality and Post-Socialism

Methodology and Data

Informality in Rural Areas

Informality and Rural Start-Ups

Informality and Growth of Rural Businesses

Concluding Remarks

References

Exploring the Practice of Making Informal Payments in the Health Sector: Some Lessons from Gree

Background

Methodology

Results

Conclusions

Appendix

References

Violent Pressure on Business and the Size of the Informal Economy: Evidence from Russian Regio

Introduction

Insecure Property Rights, Business-Related Violence and the Informal Economy in Russia

Data and Methodology

Results

Conclusion

Notes

References

Labor Informality in Mexico: An Indicator Analysis

Introduction

Review of the Literature on Informality

Theoretical Approaches: An Explanation

Empirical Literature: Some Findings

Indicators of Economic Performance and Informality

Logistic Regression Analysis: Discussion of Results

Conclusions

Notes

References

The Interplay Between Formal and Informal Firms and Its Implications on Jobs in Francophone Afri

Introduction

Methodology

Quantitative Data

Qualitative Data

A Qualitative Assessment of the Interplay Between Formal and Informal Actors in Africa

The Interactions Between the Formal and Informal in Africa

The Determinants of the Interrelations Between Formal and Informal Firms: An Econometric Analys

Conclusion

Note

References

Governing Informal Payments by Market in the Chinese Healthcare System

Introduction

Competition and “Patients Choose Doctors”

Differential Pricing and “Operation by Nomination”

Conclusion

Note

References

Social Mechanisms of the Counterpublic Sphere: A Case of a Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative in LA

Introduction

The Historical Background of Coffee Farmers on the Bolaven Plateau

From Shifting Cultivation to Coffee Planting

The Horizontal Connection Among the Hueaan as a Household Unit

The Vertical Connection Between Farmers and Middlemen

The Cooperative as a New Coffee Buyer

The Public Sphere Space in the Rural Area

The Revival of the Cooperative

The Profiles of New JCFC Representatives

The General Meeting as the Political Arena

Connections Within the Farming Society

Changes in the Number of the Members Who Sell Their Coffee to the Cooperative

A Case of KP Village: From the Agreement Among the Members to the Personal Networks

The Connections Beyond the Farming Society

Negotiation with the Governmental Organisation

Negotiation with the Large Export Company

Conclusion

Notes

References

Formalisation of Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Role o

Introduction

Formal Institutions and Informal Entrepreneurship

Formalisation and Its Discontents Among Informal Entrepreneurs

Informal Workers and the Regulatory System

Conclusion

Note

References

Evidence on Corruption in Public Procurements in Healthcare and the Implications for Policy

Introduction

Corruption and Public Procurements

Buyer and Seller Informal Relationships and Corruption

Empirical Results

Types of Corruption

Consequences of Corruption

Problem-Solving Strategies

Evidence from Europe

Evidence from North and South America

Evidence from Asia and Africa

Discussion and Conclusions