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The Informal Economy Revisited Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future (Routledge Explorations in Development Studies)

Martha Chen

This landmark volume brings together leading scholars in the field to investigate recent conceptual shifts, research findings and policy debates on the informal economy as well as future challenges and directions for research and policy. Well over half of the global workforce and the vast majority o...

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Carlos Alba Vega, a professor at the College of Mexico who has written books on the informal economy, was interviewed for the podcast, and he states that the Mexican state does not have the capacity to create the conditions for economic growth and jobs, but it does have the responsibility to serve those who work in the informal economy.

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Carlos says the Mexican state does not have the capacity to create the conditions for economic growth and jobs, but it does have the responsibility to serve those who work in the informal economy.

— Episode: The Siren of Scrap Metal

Episode: The Siren of Scrap Metal

Carlos Alba Vega, a professor at the College of Mexico who has written books on the informal economy, was interviewed for the podcast, and he states that the Mexican state does not have the capacity to create the conditions for economic growth and jobs, but it does have the responsibility to serve those who work in the informal economy.

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Carlos says the Mexican state does not have the capacity to create the conditions for economic growth and jobs, but it does have the responsibility to serve those who work in the informal economy.

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