2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Perspectives on the informal economy having evolved over time from a
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notion of a separate and disappearing sector to a broader focus that
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takes account of the wide range of economic activities that comprise
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informal work and focuses on processes and on the interdependencies of
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the formal and informal economic spheres. In this article we consider
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contemporary thinking about informal work and ask how useful the concept
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is for understanding changes occurring in work and employment in
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developed as well as developing economies so as to develop interventions
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to generate decent work. We use the lens of informality to explore how
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analysis of work and employment outcomes might give a more central place
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to the political and social location and, in particular, to gender in
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the construction of poor jobs. We propose that the concept of
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informality offered by feminist and other critical approaches is
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suitable for the analysis of much contemporary informalisation in both
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developed and developing economy contexts. We also propose that analysis
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can be strengthened through the adoption of the concept of
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invisibilisation''. We examine some particular types of feminised
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informal work in which there are high levels of vulnerability and
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disadvantage - homework and domestic and care work. We conclude that the
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constructs of informal work and informalisation of work can be used to
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highlight how gendered institutional and social processes construct work
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as beyond the effective reach of regulation.'
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affiliation: 'Delaney, A (Corresponding Author), RMIT Univ, Sch Management, Melbourne,
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Vic, Australia.
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Delaney, Annie; Macdonald, Fiona, RMIT Univ, Sch Management, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.'
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author: Delaney, Annie and Macdonald, Fiona
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author-email: annie.delaney@rmit.edu.au
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author_list:
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- family: Delaney
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given: Annie
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- family: Macdonald
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given: Fiona
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1080/10301763.2018.1475024
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eissn: 2325-5676
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files: []
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issn: 1030-1763
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journal: 'LABOUR \& INDUSTRY-A JOURNAL OF THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS OF
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WORK'
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keywords: Informality; invisibilisation; gender; homework; care work
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keywords-plus: GLOBAL PRODUCTION NETWORKS; CARE WORKERS; GARMENT HOMEWORK; LABOR
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language: English
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '56'
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orcid-numbers: Delaney, Annie/0000-0002-2473-2316
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pages: 99-114
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papis_id: a6b67c0309bdc634c0f59e120029383b
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ref: Delaney2018thinkinginformality
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researcherid-numbers: Delaney, Annie/M-3790-2017
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times-cited: '3'
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title: 'Thinking about informality: gender (in)equality (in) decent work across geographic
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and economic boundaries'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000443971000002
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '3'
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volume: '28'
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web-of-science-categories: Industrial Relations \& Labor
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year: '2018'
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