Working in the Shadows: What Have We Learned About Informality?
Marcelo Giugale
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Posted 01.29.2013
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World
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In the average developing country, most people work outside the law -- they have no contract, are not registered, carry no license, pay no tax or make no pension contribution. They get no social benefits or labor protection either. They are "informal."
