Processes of Economic Informalization - Reconfigurations of Law, Labour, and the State

Grounded on an analysis of informalized labour in the urban economy of Dar es Salaam, Processes of Economic Informalization explores the conceptual politics involved in the political construction of the informal economy - diverse economic activities that are not regulated or protected by the state.

Sommario

1. A Contested Concept at Work 2. 'Legitimate Lawlessness': Legal and Political Constructions of Informality 3. 'At the Fringes of the Law': Labour Relations and Intersectional (In)visibility 4. Divisions of Labour: Class, Workers' Power, and Strategies of Struggle 5. Setting Work to Rights: Legal Subjects, Rights, and Responsibilities 6. The Art of 'Eating With the Blind': the Neoliberal State and Informalized Labour 7. Concluding thoughts References Index

Info autore

Ilona Steiler is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI) at Tampere University, Finland.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ilona Steiler, Ilona (Tampere University Steiler
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032277929
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3227792-9
• Pagine: 184
• Serie: Rethinking Globalizations
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Dar es Salaam, Labour / income economics, Politics & government, Political Economy, Politics and government, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Employment & Unemployment