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Informalität als Normalität: zur Verflechtung von Parallelwirtschaft und Gesellschaft in Afrika
Informality as Normality: on the Articulation of Shadow Economy and Society in Africa
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Abstract There exists a longstanding discussion of the role of the informal economy in the development process of Third World countries, notably in Africa. Much of the controversy was concerned with the question whether the informal sector promotes development or should rather be considered as a barrier to m... mehr
There exists a longstanding discussion of the role of the informal economy in the development process of Third World countries, notably in Africa. Much of the controversy was concerned with the question whether the informal sector promotes development or should rather be considered as a barrier to modernization. There is a remarkable shift of attention, away from artificial restriction on "pure economics" towards the social and political linkages of the informal and formal economy in recent years. However, there are still many open questions. First, is the heavy reliance of both neo-liberal economists and the donor community on quantitative economic analysis of GDP, growth and markets justified in the African context, even in view of the weak data available, that disregard most of the informal sector? Second, is the underlying assumption of a gradual substitution of informal by formal African institutions and economies in the process of urbanization and globalization viable? Third, are actors in the informal sector really belonging mostly to the disadvantaged social strata? Fourth, could we reasonably expect that the informal sector works predominantly in the interest of the poor? The answer to neither of these questions is an unequivocal 'yes'.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Afrika südlich der Sahara; Entwicklungsland; informeller Sektor; Schattenwirtschaft; Effektivität; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Wirtschaftspolitik; Entwicklungshilfe
Klassifikation
Entwicklungsländersoziologie, Entwicklungssoziologie
Volkswirtschaftstheorie
Sprache Dokument
Deutsch
Publikationsjahr
2000
Seitenangabe
12 S.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.917331
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht-kommerz., Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0