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Informal Women Workers in the Global South - Policies and Practices for the Formalisation of Women's Employment in Developing Economies (Paperback)
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Informal Women Workers in the Global South - Policies and Practices for the Formalisation of Women's Employment in Developing Economies (Paperback)
Series: Routledge IAFFE Advances in Feminist Economics
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Formalising employment is a desirable policy goal, but how it is
done matters greatly, especially for women workers. Indeed,
formalisation policies that do not recognise gendered realities and
prevailing socio-economic conditions may be less effective and even
counterproductive. This book examines the varying trajectories of
formalisation and their impact on women workers in five developing
countries in Asia and Africa: India, Thailand, South Africa, Ghana
and Morocco. They range from low- to middle-income countries, which
are integrated into global financial and goods markets to differing
degrees and have varying labour market and macroeconomic
conditions. The case studies, using macro and survey data as well
as in-depth analysis of particular sectors, provide interesting and
sometimes surprising insights. Despite some limited successes in
providing social protection benefits to some informal workers, most
formalisation policies have not really improved the working
conditions of women workers. In many cases, that is because the
policies are gender-blind and insensitive to the specific needs of
women workers. The impact of formalisation policies on women in
developing countries is relatively under-researched. This book
provides new evidence that will be applicable across a wide range
of developing country contexts and will be of interest to
policymakers, feminist economists and students of economics,
labour, gender and development studies, public policy, politics and
sociology.
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