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

Informal Employment in Advanced Economies: Implications for Work and Welfare

Business & Money

Williams, Colin C.

Windebank, Jan

Economics

Routledge

This book challenges many of the popular myths surrounding informal economic activities, offering a radical reconceptualisation of their extent, growth, location and nature.

Informal Employment in Advanced Economies: Implications for Work and Welfare (Management)

The Role of Informal Economies in the Post-Soviet World (Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy)

Based on extensive ethnographic and quantitative research, conducted in Ukraine and Russia between 2004 and 2012, this book’s central argument is that for many people the informal economy, such as cash in hand work, subsistence production and the use of social networks, is of great importance to everyday life. Formal work is both a facilitator of such processes and is often supported by them, as people can only afford to undertake low paid formal work as a result of their informal incomes. By looking at the informal nature of formal work and practices, informal practices, gift giving, volunteer work and the economies of the household the book is one of the first to give an overview of the nature of the informal economy in all spheres of everyday practice.

Rodgers, Peter

Round, John

Reference

Revitalising Deprived Urban Neighbourhoods: An Assisted Self-Help Approach (Urban and Regional Planning and Development Series)

Governments in Western Europe and North America have placed job creation initiatives at the heart of their policy for revitalizing deprived neighbourhoods. However, relying on this alone is problematic and these governments are becoming increasingly interested in finding ways of enabling communities to help themselves. Drawing upon original, in-depth studies of self-help activities in both deprived and affluent neighbourhoods in UK cities, this book examines why the populations of deprived neighbourhoods are more likely to be excluded not only from the labour market but also from adopting self-help practices in response to their situation. It also identifies the barriers which discourage participation in self-help projects. A combination of policies are advocated, bringing together innovative bottom-up initiatives such as LETS, time currencies and Employee Mutuals, with top-down policies such as Active Citizens’ Credits. This book instead suggests a fresh and positive approach towards revitalizing deprived neighbourhoods based on seeking the full-engagement, rather than merely the full-employment, of deprived populations.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Consumer Services and Economic Development

Sociology

Based on extensive ethnographic and quantitative research, conducted in Ukraine and Russia between 2004 and 2012, this book’s central argument is that for many people the informal economy, such as cash in hand work, subsistence production and the use of social networks, is of great importance to everyday life. Formal work is both a facilitator of such processes and is often supported by them, as people can only afford to undertake low paid formal work as a result of their informal incomes. By looking at the informal nature of formal work and practices, informal practices, gift giving, volunteer work and the economies of the household the book is one of the first to give an overview of the nature of the informal economy in all spheres of everyday practice.

How will work be organized in the future? This book challenges many popular myths that limit how we think about the future of work. With its global perspective and critical approach, Re-Thinking the Future of Work provides not only an overview and examination of the array of competing visions, but also a radical rethink about the direction of change. The result is to transcend the conventional narratives and open up the future of work to new possibilities.

Re-Thinking the Future of Work: Directions and Visions (Management, Work and Organisations, 31)

Management & Leadership

Red Globe Press

'This is a very stimulating book which should be read by everyone who wants to gain an understanding of the latest developments in the shadow economy.'- Friedrich Schneider, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria'Professor Williams is to be congratulated for this timely contribution - a fresh addition to the literature. As he explains, the recognition that the shadow economy is diverse and extensive has led to a rethinking of how to tackle it. In a reader-friendly fashion, the author explains the variable magnitude of and variable character of the shadow economy; he then discusses policy approaches, deterrence measures and incentives. The result is of interest to the policy-maker as well as to academics.'- Léo-Paul DANA, Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier Business School, FranceThis authoritative monograph explores the effectiveness and transferability of the rapidly expanding range of policy approaches and measures available as weaponry in the fight against the shadow economy.Beginning with a review of the extent of undeclared work, the author discusses the discrepancies between regions and the potential impacts of the economic crisis, comparing the nature of the potential solutions available with those actually adopted. The way forward, the book concludes, is to move away from increasing the costs of engaging in hidden work using repressive measures, and concentrate more on developing initiatives that enhance the benefits of engaging in declared work and increase the likelihood of compliance by engendering a commitment to tax morality.This insightful and unique exposition will have considerable appeal to academics, practitioners and policy-makers across the globe involved in the fight against undeclared work.Contents: 1. Introduction Part I Extent and Nature of the Shadow Economy 2. The Variable Magnitude of the Shadow Economy 3. The Variable Character of the Shadow Economy Part II Policy Approaches 4. Evaluating the Policy Options 5. A Typology of Policy Measures Part III Direct Controls 6. Deterrence Measures 7. Supply-Side Incentives for Businesses 8. Supply-Side Incentives for Individuals 9. Demand-Side Incentives Part IV Indirect Controls 10. Commitment Measures 11. Broader Economic and Social Policies 12. Conclusions References Index

Confronting the Shadow Economy: Evaluating Tax Compliance and Behaviour Policies

Edward Elgar Publishing

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Informal Employment in Advanced Economies: Implications for Work and Welfare

Informal Employment in Advanced Economies: Implications for Work and Welfare (Management)

The Role of Informal Economies in the Post-Soviet World (Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy)

Revitalising Deprived Urban Neighbourhoods: An Assisted Self-Help Approach (Urban and Regional Planning and Development Series)

Informal Employment in Advanced Economies: Implications for Work and Welfare

Consumer Services and Economic Development

Revitalising Deprived Urban Neighbourhoods: An Assisted Self-Help Approach (Urban and Regional Planning and Development Series)

The Role of Informal Economies in the Post-Soviet World (Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy)

Re-Thinking the Future of Work: Directions and Visions (Management, Work and Organisations, 31)

Confronting the Shadow Economy: Evaluating Tax Compliance and Behaviour Policies