During the past two decades, the notion of an informal economy has increasingly become
part of everyday language. Despite this, or perhaps justbecause of it, uncertainty over what …

The chapter reviews the linkage between informality and immigration by focusing on the low-
skilled segment of the labor market. First, the concept of informal economy is discussed …

In this chapter I argue through the use of both quantitative and qualitative data that the
theoretical meaning of “informality” is per se insufficient to explain the process of change that …

There are two important aims with this paper. First one is to problematize the dominant view
on informal economy as a sort of-separate economy-, related primarily to (immigrant) small …

In this chapter, the changes in the Italian capitalist structure will be assessed in light of the
impact of the policy decisions adopted by the various Italian administrations especially after …

We will start with an analysis of small-firm economies in Italy and China and then compare
and contrast the two migrations to Prato. The purpose of our analysis is not to argue that …

This paper examines the knowledge work of organizing migrant economic activity–informal,
underground and formal–in Naples, Italy. The two dominant approaches to migrant …

Starting in the late 1970s, the agricultural sector has undergone dramatic changes in
Europe, leading to the development of an intensive model of production that is oriented to …

The present work is divided into three parts. In the first part the (limited) empirical data
relevant to the phenomenon in question is presented, that is, the growing illegality of Italian …

This book is concerned with the analysis of household strategies of survival in the context of
the post industrial economy and the changing technologies and labour market. It rejects the …