Results 11 to 20 of about 39,306 (311)

The changing role of employment and alternative income sources among the urban poor: a systematic literature review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, 2022
We perform a systematic review of the literature on the association between income, employment, and urban poverty from a multidisciplinary perspective. Our results, derived from the analysis of 243 articles, confirm the significant role of employment in ...
V. Pérez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Informal Jobs and Trade Liberalisation in Argentina [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Rapid trade liberalisation can exert profound effects on labour markets. Domestic firms, to sustain competitiveness for survival, could react through cutting labour benefits to achieve cost reductions.
Acosta, P., Montes-Rojas, G.
core   +3 more sources

Labour Mobility and Informality: Romanian Migrants in Spain and Ethnic Entrepreneurs in Croatia

open access: yesPolitics and Governance, 2022
Post-Weberian definitions see the state–individual relationship as a “do ut des” one. The state grants protection, education, medical care, and its citizens contribute labour, compliance, and taxes. When this does not occur, it is generally accepted that
Abel Polese   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Informal employment in the Kabylia region (Algeria): labour force segmentation, mobility and earnings [PDF]

open access: yesThe European Journal of Comparative Economics, 2021
A pooled sample of 3,290 Algerian workers from two regional household surveys captures the determinants of access to the formal vs. informal labour market segments.
Youghourta Bellache   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Informality, flexibility and unemplayment - the necessity of rules and public policies for labour market and the practice of citizen ship

open access: yesGEOUSP: Espaço e Tempo, 2001
The present paper has two main objectives. The first one is to discuss the process of structural changes in the labour market, under the theoretical framework of the process of informality, and it different expressions, standing out the flexibility of ...
Maria Cristina Cacciamali
doaj   +1 more source

The minimum wage in Ecuador: Its impact on poverty, inequality and labour market structure

open access: yesWork Organisation, Labour and Globalisation, 2023
This article aims to present an overview of the impact of the minimum wage (MW) on the labour market in Ecuador. This Andean country is taken as a sample of all the countries in the region, with similar structural limitations in their labour markets.
Susana Herrero Olarte
doaj   +1 more source

Precarising Formality: Understanding Current Labour Developments in Chile

open access: yesGlobal Labour Journal, 2021
More than forty years ago, the Chilean economy led the way in a process of flexibilising and privatising a wide range of areas: finance, pensions, education, work and so on.
Gonzalo Durán, Karina Narbona
doaj  

The Political Instrument of Self-Employed Workers. Inter-Organizational Conflicts within the Bolivian Process of Change

open access: yesIberoamericana. América Latina - España - Portugal, 2020
The article analyses the relationship between the MAS-IPSP’s party organization, the main Bolivian social movements, the economic model and the State-society relations during the masista-era.
Enrico Padoan
doaj   +1 more source

Long-term dynamics of informal employment and its relationship with the poverty of the Russian population against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]

open access: yesНаселение и экономика, 2022
The study aims at assessing the prevalence of informal employment in the Russian labour market and evaluating its relationship with the risks of monetary poverty.
Svetlana S. Biryukova   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

The Dynamics of Labour Informality in Brazil, 2003-2019

open access: yesGlobal Labour Journal, 2021
This article examines the evolution of labour informality in Brazil between 2003 and 2019, a period marked by strong political, economic and social inflections.
Marcelo Manzano   +2 more
doaj  

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy