Drawing on participatory research, this article explores the state formalisation of Uruguayan
clasificadores (waste‐pickers). It goes beyond the informal/formal binary, instead proposing …

This book draws together debates from two burgeoning fields, liminality and informality
studies, to analyze how dynamics of rule-bending take shape in Rome today. Adopting a …

The aim of the study is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the complex
relationship between African urban peripheries and informal development that also aligns …

Addressing a variety of locations and subjects across several social contexts and countries,
this forum intends to stimulate novel ways of conceptualizing the inevitable interpenetration …

Książka, którą oddajemy w ręce Czytelników, była dla nas wyzwaniem. Jednak nie dlatego,
że w socjologiczny sposób postanowiliśmy zbadać zjawisko ekonomiczne, ale przede …

Informality can be a gateway to formality. The growing urban population of Bamako believed
that peri-urban land not yet deeded offered potential for future ownership. Village chiefs …

Most of our social interactions follow logics and patterns that are not codified in formal
regulations. When official rules do exist, we are selective about which ones we follow closely …

The informal economy is a crucial part of social and economic development in many
developing countries of the Global South. Over the past five decades, research into informal …