{"product_id":"the-informal-economy-studies-in-advanced-and-less-developed-countries-paperback","title":"The Informal Economy: Studies in Advanced and Less Developed Countries - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlejandro Portes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLauren Benton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLauren A. Benton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA New York roofer requests payment in cash. A Bogota car mechanic sets up \"shop\" on a quiet side street. Four Mexican immigrants assemble semiconductors in a San Diego home. A Leningrad doctor sells needed medicine to a desperate patient. All are part of a growing worldwide phenomenon that is widely known but little understood. The informal or underground economy is thriving today, not only in the Third World countries where it was first reported and studied but also in Eastern Europe and the developed nations of the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Informal Economy\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to bring together studies from all three of these settings and to integrate them into a coherent theoretical framework. Taking an international perspective, the authors dispel a number of misconceptions about the informal economy. They make clear, for instance, that it is not solely a province of the poor. Cutting across social strata, it reflects a political and economic realignment between employers and workers and a shift in the regulatory mission of the government. Throughout, the authors' theoretical observations serve not only to unify material from diverse sources but also to map out directions for further research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlejandro Portes\u003c\/b\u003e is John Dewey Professor of Sociology and International Relations at the Johns Hopkins Unievrsity. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eLatin Journey: Cuban and Mexican Immigrants in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLabor, Class, and the International System\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eUrban Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eManuel Castells \u003c\/b\u003eis professo of planning at the University of California at Berkeley, and author of fifteen books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Economic Crisis and American Society\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eLauren A. Benton\u003c\/b\u003e is a former member of the faculty in the department of Urban Studies and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9.08 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52304776298770,"sku":"9780801837364","price":52.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/VXV3S2ZKbG5ieWc1c2trZmp1QWV3Zz09.webp?v=1779962077","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/the-informal-economy-studies-in-advanced-and-less-developed-countries-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}