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Decent work and informal employment: A survey of workers in Glen View, Harare [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
Luebker, Malte
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Suspicion as care: Rumor and accusation in community mental health

open access: yesEthos, Volume 53, Issue 4, December 2025.
Abstract This article examines Perú’s transition from mental healthcare in psychiatric hospitals to a Community Mental Health (CMH) model. Based on 18 months of fieldwork on the outskirts of Lima, I show that one of CMH's effects has been an unexpected increase in rumors and accusations between neighbors.
Julio Villa‐Palomino
wiley   +1 more source

“Yo me defiendo”: entendiendo la informalidad laboral a partir del trabajo de las mujeres mototaxistas en Barranquilla, Colombia

open access: yesRevista CS, 2019
Este artículo explora la interacción entre la informalidad laboral, las condiciones precarias del trabajo y el género, a través del lente de la experiencia subjetiva de las mujeres mototaxistas en Barranquilla, Colombia.
Lina Buchely, María Victoria Castro
doaj   +1 more source

Desigualdad, instituciones e informalidad [PDF]

open access: yes
(Disponible en idioma inglés únicamente) En este trabajo se presentan la teoría y los elementos de prueba de los factores determinantes del tamaño del sector informal. Proponemos un modelo teórico simple en el que el tamaño del sector informal guarda una
Alberto Chong, Mark Gradstein
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Exploring trends in labor informality in Latin America, 1990-2010 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Labor informality is a pervasive characteristic of the labor markets in Latin America, and a central issue in the public policy debate. This paper discusses the concept of labor informality and implements alternative definitions using microdata from ...
Battistón, Diego Ezequiel   +3 more
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Fiscal Policy Instruments for Inclusive Labor Markets: A Review

open access: yesJournal of Economic Surveys, Volume 39, Issue 5, Page 2020-2041, December 2025.
ABSTRACT This paper critically reviews fiscal policy instruments—including active labor market policies, social protection measures, care policies, and tax reforms—focusing on their differentiated impacts on underrepresented groups and their potential to foster labor market inclusivity.
Ekkehard Ernst   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Posibilidades y desafíos de las organizaciones solidarias: el caso de las organizaciones de recicladores en la ciudad de Bogotá

open access: yesDiversitas: Perspectivas en Psicología, 2011
Este artículo es el resultado del acercamiento a una asociación de recicladores de la ciudad de Bogotá, con el fin de observar cómo ha sido la organización de un grupo de trabajadores, que se ha visto avocado a generar procesos asociativos en medio de ...
Claudia María García
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Representações do trabalho entre trabalhadores informais da construção civil Representaciones del trabajo en trabajadores informales en la construcción civil The representation of work among irregular construction workers

open access: yesPsicologia em Estudo, 2008
O presente estudo buscou compreender as representações do trabalho entre trabalhadores informais da construção civil. Foi adotada como referencial teórico a Teoria das Representações Sociais.
Roberval Passos de Oliveira   +1 more
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Integrating Formal and Relational Contracting: The Link Between Network Structure and Contract Design in Interlocal Collaboration Agreements

open access: yesPublic Administration, Volume 103, Issue 4, Page 1080-1096, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Local governments increasingly rely on contractual relationships with third parties for public service delivery, blending formal agreements with relational mechanisms to reduce risks and uncertainties. While most research on these contracts has focused on relationships between two parties, this work adopts a network perspective to analyze how ...
Raúl Gutiérrez‐Meave   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Universal restrictions to the conversion of heat into work derived from the analysis of the Nernst theorem as a uniform limit

open access: yes, 2003
We revisit the relationship between the Nernst theorem and the Kelvin-Planck statement of the second law. We propose that the exchange of entropy uniformly vanishes as the temperature goes to zero. The analysis of this assumption shows that is equivalent
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