Informal Economy and Sustainable Development Goals: Ideas, Interventions and Challenges
What role does the informal economy have to play in SDG implementation? The chapters collected here by a range of scholars explore this question in detail; examining case studies and presenting empirical evidence based on both qualitative and quantitative assessment
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| 505 | 8 | |a Intro -- Half title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Acronyms -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Ideas -- Chapter 1: A Conceptual Framework for Managing Public Services Delivered by Environmental Enterprises in Informal Settlements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Role and Forms of Environmental Entrepreneurship in Informal Settlements -- 2.1. Green Spaces and Infrastructure -- 2.2. Waste and Sanitation Services -- 2.3. Energy Systems Enterprises -- 2.4. Recycling -- 3. Management of Services in Informal Settlements -- 3.1. Sustainable Community-based Facilities Management -- 3.2. Aspects of Sustainable Community-based Facilities Management -- 3.2.1. Governance -- 3.2.2. Maintenance -- 3.2.3. Community Project Management -- 3.2.4. Environment Service Delivery -- 3.2.5. Service Delivery Performance -- 3.2.6. Well-being and Community Safety -- 3.2.7. Disaster Management -- 3.2.8. Finance -- 4. Informal Settlements in South Africa -- 5. Conceptual Framework for the Management of Services in Informal Settlements -- 6. Conceptual and Application Challenges -- 7. Recommendations for the Management of Informal Settlements -- 7.1. Having the Right Policies in Place -- 7.2. Having an Integrated Management Platform -- 7.3. Improving Public Sector Relevance -- 7.4. Having a Vision for the Community -- 7.5. Identification of Training Capabilities -- 7.6. Minimising Bureaucratic Procedures -- 7.7. Formalisation of Informal Settlements Through Title Deeds -- 7.8. Inclusive Community Participation -- 7.9. Building Trust -- 7.10. Disaster Management Guidelines Should Be Outlined -- 7.11. Addressing Contextual Issues in Communities -- 7.12. Health and Safety in Community Services Management -- 7.13. Finance -- 7.14. Choosing Indicators Carefully -- 8. Conclusion -- References | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Chapter 2: Digital Transformation and Implications for the Informal Sector of Ghana -- Introduction -- Informal Sector -- Overview of the Informal Sector of Ghana -- Rural Informal Economy -- Urban Informal Economy -- History of Ghana's Digitalization Journey -- Digitalization Policy for the Informal Sector of Ghana -- Methodology -- Contemporary Observations of the Digitalization Initiatives -- Implication of Digitalization in the Agricultural Sector of Ghana -- Implication of Digitalization in Microcredit Services -- Implication of Digitalization in the Transportation Sector of Ghana -- Implication of Digitalization in the Retail Sector of Ghana -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: How Do the Socio-economic Characteristics of Migrant Workers Shape Their Financial Behaviour? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature Review -- 2.1. Financial Behaviour -- 2.2. Socio-economic Characteristics and Financial Behaviour -- 2.3. Gender -- 2.4. Age -- 2.5. Education -- 2.6. Marital Status -- 2.7. Family Type -- 2.8. Family Income -- 3. Methodology -- 3.1. Empirical Analysis -- 3.2. Measure -- 3.3. Population, Sampling, and Data Collection -- 4. Results and Discussion -- 4.1. Descriptive Statistics -- 4.2. Classification of Financial Behaviour -- 4.3. Regression Results -- 5. Implications and Scope for Future Research -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Mapping the Invisible Pathways: A Bibliometric Study on Informal Lending in the Informal Economy -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Research Methodology -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Thematic Analysis -- 5. Thematic Slice 1 (1985-2008) Analysis -- 6. Thematic Slice 2 (2009-2023) Analysis -- 7. Thematic Map Interpretation -- 8. Conclusion -- 9. Limitations and Prospects for Future Research -- References -- Chapter 5: Industry 4.0, AI and Textile Sector in India* -- 1. Introduction | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 2. On Unorganized Sector in India -- 3. A Brief History of Industrial Revolutions and Handloom -- 3.1. A Profile of the Textile Sector and Handloom -- 4. History of Innovation in Handloom -- 5. Ecosystem Theory -- 5.1. Dynamic Capabilities and Role of Universities -- 6. Issues in the Handloom-Weaving Industry -- 6.1. Policy Interventions by the Government -- 6.2. Why to Innovate -- 6.3. Some of the Inventions and Innovation -- 7. Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Persisting Industrial Concentration and Signs of Industrial Dispersion: Evidence from Formal and Informal Manufacturing Sector -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Formal Manufacturing Sector in India: Stylised Facts -- 3. Informal Manufacturing Sector in India -- 4. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 7: Foreign Capital Inflow, Product Market Imperfection, and the Informal Sector: A General Equilibrium Analysis -- 1. Introduction, Literature, and Motivation -- 2. The Model -- 2.1. Foreign Capital Inflow and Variation in Commodity Market Imperfection -- 3. An Extension with Product Differentiating Industry -- 4. The Limiting Cases and the Role of Imperfection in the Commodity Market -- 5. Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Appendix 1. The Model of Imperfect Competition Under Product Homogeneity -- A1.1. Equations of Change -- A1.2. Proof of the Results -- Appendix 2. The Model of Imperfect Competition with Product-differentiating Industry -- A2.1. Derivation of Demand Functions -- A2.2. Equations of Change -- Interventions -- Chapter 8: Food Security in the Informal Sector: Interventions and Challenges for the SDGs -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. COVID-19 and Economic Hardship -- 1.2. COVID-19 and Food Security -- 2. Methods -- 2.1. Participants and Procedures -- 2.2. Survey Design -- 2.3. Measures -- 2.3.1. Outcome Measure -- 2.3.2. Predictor Variables | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 2.4. Statistical Analyses -- 3. Results -- 3.1. Descriptive Statistics -- 3.2. Food Consumption Score -- 3.3. Predictors of FSC -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion and Policy Implications -- 6. Limitations and Future Scope -- References -- Chapter 9: The Role of Self-help Groups in Financial Inclusion in India -- Introduction -- History of Microfinance with Its Different Forms of Operation -- Literature Review and Significance of the Present Study -- Objectives of the Study -- Data and Methods Used in the Study -- Results and Discussion -- Implications of the Study Results -- Relationship Between Financial Inclusion and Human Development -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- Declarations -- References -- Chapter 10: Waste Management Practices in the Informal Settlement: Functionality of Local Assemblies -- Introduction -- The Concepts of Waste Management, Informal Settlement, and Local Assemblies -- Waste Management -- Informal Settlements -- Structure of Local Assemblies -- Functions of Local Assemblies -- Overview of Waste Management Approaches in Africa -- Africa Perspective -- The Ghanaian Context -- Legislative Frameworks for Waste Management in Ghana -- Waste Management in the Informal Settlements -- Challenges of Waste Management in Informal Settlements -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 11: Inclusivity and Climate Action: City and Informal Waste Actors Collaboration in Accra -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- The Concept of Informality -- Formal Waste and Informal Waste Management -- The Informal Waste Sector: The Engine for Combating Climate Change -- Methodology -- Findings -- Demographic Characteristics of Respondents -- The Emergence, Growth, and Work of Informal Waste Sector in Accra -- Recognizing Informal Waste Sector: City Authorities Understand the Necessity | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Collaborating with IWAs to Address Climate Change Issues -- Challenges of Collaborating and Supporting the Informal Waste Sector -- Discussion and Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Strengthening Sustainable Rural Development Through Entrepreneurship: An Indian Perspective -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Major Objectives -- 3. Methodology -- 4. Review of Literature -- 5. Need to Promote Rural Entrepreneurship -- 6. Current Labour Market Scenario -- 7. Government Initiatives for Enhancing the Entrepreneurial Abilities of Rural Population -- 8. Encouraging Rural Development Through Entrepreneurship in the Context of India -- 9. Discussion and Policy Implications -- 10. Conclusion -- References -- Challenges -- Chapter 13: Flexibility, Vulnerability, and Inclusiveness in the Gig Economy: A Review of India's Experience in the Context of Informalisation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Emergence of Gig Economy: A Review -- 3.1. Transformation of Work and Worker in Gig Economy? -- 3.1.1. Flexibility Versus Vulnerability in the Gig Economy -- 3.1.2. Nature of Vulnerability in the Gig Economy -- 3.1.3. Occupational Safety -- 3.1.4. Health Issues -- 3.1.5. Social Vulnerabilities -- 3.2. Towards an Inclusive Gig Economy? -- 3.2.1. Participation of Women and Persons with Disabilities -- 3.2.2. Participation of Persons with Disabilities and from Marginalised Groups -- 4. Gig Economy and Informality: The Indian Experience -- 4.1. Convergence Between Gig Economy and Informalisation? -- 5. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 14: Reconnoitring Vulnerabilities of Migrant Women Workers in the Urban Informal Labour Market* -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Review of Literature -- 3. Data and Methodology -- 4. Migrants Throng the Exploitative Informal Sector -- 5. Socio-Demographic Background | |
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| contents | Intro -- Half title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Acronyms -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Ideas -- Chapter 1: A Conceptual Framework for Managing Public Services Delivered by Environmental Enterprises in Informal Settlements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Role and Forms of Environmental Entrepreneurship in Informal Settlements -- 2.1. Green Spaces and Infrastructure -- 2.2. Waste and Sanitation Services -- 2.3. Energy Systems Enterprises -- 2.4. Recycling -- 3. Management of Services in Informal Settlements -- 3.1. Sustainable Community-based Facilities Management -- 3.2. Aspects of Sustainable Community-based Facilities Management -- 3.2.1. Governance -- 3.2.2. Maintenance -- 3.2.3. Community Project Management -- 3.2.4. Environment Service Delivery -- 3.2.5. Service Delivery Performance -- 3.2.6. Well-being and Community Safety -- 3.2.7. Disaster Management -- 3.2.8. Finance -- 4. Informal Settlements in South Africa -- 5. Conceptual Framework for the Management of Services in Informal Settlements -- 6. Conceptual and Application Challenges -- 7. Recommendations for the Management of Informal Settlements -- 7.1. Having the Right Policies in Place -- 7.2. Having an Integrated Management Platform -- 7.3. Improving Public Sector Relevance -- 7.4. Having a Vision for the Community -- 7.5. Identification of Training Capabilities -- 7.6. Minimising Bureaucratic Procedures -- 7.7. Formalisation of Informal Settlements Through Title Deeds -- 7.8. Inclusive Community Participation -- 7.9. Building Trust -- 7.10. Disaster Management Guidelines Should Be Outlined -- 7.11. Addressing Contextual Issues in Communities -- 7.12. Health and Safety in Community Services Management -- 7.13. Finance -- 7.14. Choosing Indicators Carefully -- 8. Conclusion -- References Chapter 2: Digital Transformation and Implications for the Informal Sector of Ghana -- Introduction -- Informal Sector -- Overview of the Informal Sector of Ghana -- Rural Informal Economy -- Urban Informal Economy -- History of Ghana's Digitalization Journey -- Digitalization Policy for the Informal Sector of Ghana -- Methodology -- Contemporary Observations of the Digitalization Initiatives -- Implication of Digitalization in the Agricultural Sector of Ghana -- Implication of Digitalization in Microcredit Services -- Implication of Digitalization in the Transportation Sector of Ghana -- Implication of Digitalization in the Retail Sector of Ghana -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: How Do the Socio-economic Characteristics of Migrant Workers Shape Their Financial Behaviour? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature Review -- 2.1. Financial Behaviour -- 2.2. Socio-economic Characteristics and Financial Behaviour -- 2.3. Gender -- 2.4. Age -- 2.5. Education -- 2.6. Marital Status -- 2.7. Family Type -- 2.8. Family Income -- 3. Methodology -- 3.1. Empirical Analysis -- 3.2. Measure -- 3.3. Population, Sampling, and Data Collection -- 4. Results and Discussion -- 4.1. Descriptive Statistics -- 4.2. Classification of Financial Behaviour -- 4.3. Regression Results -- 5. Implications and Scope for Future Research -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Mapping the Invisible Pathways: A Bibliometric Study on Informal Lending in the Informal Economy -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Research Methodology -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Thematic Analysis -- 5. Thematic Slice 1 (1985-2008) Analysis -- 6. Thematic Slice 2 (2009-2023) Analysis -- 7. Thematic Map Interpretation -- 8. Conclusion -- 9. Limitations and Prospects for Future Research -- References -- Chapter 5: Industry 4.0, AI and Textile Sector in India* -- 1. Introduction 2. On Unorganized Sector in India -- 3. A Brief History of Industrial Revolutions and Handloom -- 3.1. A Profile of the Textile Sector and Handloom -- 4. History of Innovation in Handloom -- 5. Ecosystem Theory -- 5.1. Dynamic Capabilities and Role of Universities -- 6. Issues in the Handloom-Weaving Industry -- 6.1. Policy Interventions by the Government -- 6.2. Why to Innovate -- 6.3. Some of the Inventions and Innovation -- 7. Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Persisting Industrial Concentration and Signs of Industrial Dispersion: Evidence from Formal and Informal Manufacturing Sector -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Formal Manufacturing Sector in India: Stylised Facts -- 3. Informal Manufacturing Sector in India -- 4. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 7: Foreign Capital Inflow, Product Market Imperfection, and the Informal Sector: A General Equilibrium Analysis -- 1. Introduction, Literature, and Motivation -- 2. The Model -- 2.1. Foreign Capital Inflow and Variation in Commodity Market Imperfection -- 3. An Extension with Product Differentiating Industry -- 4. The Limiting Cases and the Role of Imperfection in the Commodity Market -- 5. Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Appendix 1. The Model of Imperfect Competition Under Product Homogeneity -- A1.1. Equations of Change -- A1.2. Proof of the Results -- Appendix 2. The Model of Imperfect Competition with Product-differentiating Industry -- A2.1. Derivation of Demand Functions -- A2.2. Equations of Change -- Interventions -- Chapter 8: Food Security in the Informal Sector: Interventions and Challenges for the SDGs -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. COVID-19 and Economic Hardship -- 1.2. COVID-19 and Food Security -- 2. Methods -- 2.1. Participants and Procedures -- 2.2. Survey Design -- 2.3. Measures -- 2.3.1. Outcome Measure -- 2.3.2. Predictor Variables 2.4. Statistical Analyses -- 3. Results -- 3.1. Descriptive Statistics -- 3.2. Food Consumption Score -- 3.3. Predictors of FSC -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion and Policy Implications -- 6. Limitations and Future Scope -- References -- Chapter 9: The Role of Self-help Groups in Financial Inclusion in India -- Introduction -- History of Microfinance with Its Different Forms of Operation -- Literature Review and Significance of the Present Study -- Objectives of the Study -- Data and Methods Used in the Study -- Results and Discussion -- Implications of the Study Results -- Relationship Between Financial Inclusion and Human Development -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- Declarations -- References -- Chapter 10: Waste Management Practices in the Informal Settlement: Functionality of Local Assemblies -- Introduction -- The Concepts of Waste Management, Informal Settlement, and Local Assemblies -- Waste Management -- Informal Settlements -- Structure of Local Assemblies -- Functions of Local Assemblies -- Overview of Waste Management Approaches in Africa -- Africa Perspective -- The Ghanaian Context -- Legislative Frameworks for Waste Management in Ghana -- Waste Management in the Informal Settlements -- Challenges of Waste Management in Informal Settlements -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 11: Inclusivity and Climate Action: City and Informal Waste Actors Collaboration in Accra -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- The Concept of Informality -- Formal Waste and Informal Waste Management -- The Informal Waste Sector: The Engine for Combating Climate Change -- Methodology -- Findings -- Demographic Characteristics of Respondents -- The Emergence, Growth, and Work of Informal Waste Sector in Accra -- Recognizing Informal Waste Sector: City Authorities Understand the Necessity Collaborating with IWAs to Address Climate Change Issues -- Challenges of Collaborating and Supporting the Informal Waste Sector -- Discussion and Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Strengthening Sustainable Rural Development Through Entrepreneurship: An Indian Perspective -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Major Objectives -- 3. Methodology -- 4. Review of Literature -- 5. Need to Promote Rural Entrepreneurship -- 6. Current Labour Market Scenario -- 7. Government Initiatives for Enhancing the Entrepreneurial Abilities of Rural Population -- 8. Encouraging Rural Development Through Entrepreneurship in the Context of India -- 9. Discussion and Policy Implications -- 10. Conclusion -- References -- Challenges -- Chapter 13: Flexibility, Vulnerability, and Inclusiveness in the Gig Economy: A Review of India's Experience in the Context of Informalisation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Emergence of Gig Economy: A Review -- 3.1. Transformation of Work and Worker in Gig Economy? -- 3.1.1. Flexibility Versus Vulnerability in the Gig Economy -- 3.1.2. Nature of Vulnerability in the Gig Economy -- 3.1.3. Occupational Safety -- 3.1.4. Health Issues -- 3.1.5. Social Vulnerabilities -- 3.2. Towards an Inclusive Gig Economy? -- 3.2.1. Participation of Women and Persons with Disabilities -- 3.2.2. Participation of Persons with Disabilities and from Marginalised Groups -- 4. Gig Economy and Informality: The Indian Experience -- 4.1. Convergence Between Gig Economy and Informalisation? -- 5. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 14: Reconnoitring Vulnerabilities of Migrant Women Workers in the Urban Informal Labour Market* -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Review of Literature -- 3. Data and Methodology -- 4. Migrants Throng the Exploitative Informal Sector -- 5. Socio-Demographic Background 6. Background of Migrant Workers Prior to Migration |
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| spelling | Vinodan, A. Verfasser aut Informal Economy and Sustainable Development Goals Ideas, Interventions and Challenges 1st ed Leeds Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 ©2024 1 Online-Ressource (433 Seiten) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources Intro -- Half title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Acronyms -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Ideas -- Chapter 1: A Conceptual Framework for Managing Public Services Delivered by Environmental Enterprises in Informal Settlements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Role and Forms of Environmental Entrepreneurship in Informal Settlements -- 2.1. Green Spaces and Infrastructure -- 2.2. Waste and Sanitation Services -- 2.3. Energy Systems Enterprises -- 2.4. Recycling -- 3. Management of Services in Informal Settlements -- 3.1. Sustainable Community-based Facilities Management -- 3.2. Aspects of Sustainable Community-based Facilities Management -- 3.2.1. Governance -- 3.2.2. Maintenance -- 3.2.3. Community Project Management -- 3.2.4. Environment Service Delivery -- 3.2.5. Service Delivery Performance -- 3.2.6. Well-being and Community Safety -- 3.2.7. Disaster Management -- 3.2.8. Finance -- 4. Informal Settlements in South Africa -- 5. Conceptual Framework for the Management of Services in Informal Settlements -- 6. Conceptual and Application Challenges -- 7. Recommendations for the Management of Informal Settlements -- 7.1. Having the Right Policies in Place -- 7.2. Having an Integrated Management Platform -- 7.3. Improving Public Sector Relevance -- 7.4. Having a Vision for the Community -- 7.5. Identification of Training Capabilities -- 7.6. Minimising Bureaucratic Procedures -- 7.7. Formalisation of Informal Settlements Through Title Deeds -- 7.8. Inclusive Community Participation -- 7.9. Building Trust -- 7.10. Disaster Management Guidelines Should Be Outlined -- 7.11. Addressing Contextual Issues in Communities -- 7.12. Health and Safety in Community Services Management -- 7.13. Finance -- 7.14. Choosing Indicators Carefully -- 8. Conclusion -- References Chapter 2: Digital Transformation and Implications for the Informal Sector of Ghana -- Introduction -- Informal Sector -- Overview of the Informal Sector of Ghana -- Rural Informal Economy -- Urban Informal Economy -- History of Ghana's Digitalization Journey -- Digitalization Policy for the Informal Sector of Ghana -- Methodology -- Contemporary Observations of the Digitalization Initiatives -- Implication of Digitalization in the Agricultural Sector of Ghana -- Implication of Digitalization in Microcredit Services -- Implication of Digitalization in the Transportation Sector of Ghana -- Implication of Digitalization in the Retail Sector of Ghana -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: How Do the Socio-economic Characteristics of Migrant Workers Shape Their Financial Behaviour? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature Review -- 2.1. Financial Behaviour -- 2.2. Socio-economic Characteristics and Financial Behaviour -- 2.3. Gender -- 2.4. Age -- 2.5. Education -- 2.6. Marital Status -- 2.7. Family Type -- 2.8. Family Income -- 3. Methodology -- 3.1. Empirical Analysis -- 3.2. Measure -- 3.3. Population, Sampling, and Data Collection -- 4. Results and Discussion -- 4.1. Descriptive Statistics -- 4.2. Classification of Financial Behaviour -- 4.3. Regression Results -- 5. Implications and Scope for Future Research -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Mapping the Invisible Pathways: A Bibliometric Study on Informal Lending in the Informal Economy -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Research Methodology -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Thematic Analysis -- 5. Thematic Slice 1 (1985-2008) Analysis -- 6. Thematic Slice 2 (2009-2023) Analysis -- 7. Thematic Map Interpretation -- 8. Conclusion -- 9. Limitations and Prospects for Future Research -- References -- Chapter 5: Industry 4.0, AI and Textile Sector in India* -- 1. Introduction 2. On Unorganized Sector in India -- 3. A Brief History of Industrial Revolutions and Handloom -- 3.1. A Profile of the Textile Sector and Handloom -- 4. History of Innovation in Handloom -- 5. Ecosystem Theory -- 5.1. Dynamic Capabilities and Role of Universities -- 6. Issues in the Handloom-Weaving Industry -- 6.1. Policy Interventions by the Government -- 6.2. Why to Innovate -- 6.3. Some of the Inventions and Innovation -- 7. Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Persisting Industrial Concentration and Signs of Industrial Dispersion: Evidence from Formal and Informal Manufacturing Sector -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Formal Manufacturing Sector in India: Stylised Facts -- 3. Informal Manufacturing Sector in India -- 4. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 7: Foreign Capital Inflow, Product Market Imperfection, and the Informal Sector: A General Equilibrium Analysis -- 1. Introduction, Literature, and Motivation -- 2. The Model -- 2.1. Foreign Capital Inflow and Variation in Commodity Market Imperfection -- 3. An Extension with Product Differentiating Industry -- 4. The Limiting Cases and the Role of Imperfection in the Commodity Market -- 5. Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Appendix 1. The Model of Imperfect Competition Under Product Homogeneity -- A1.1. Equations of Change -- A1.2. Proof of the Results -- Appendix 2. The Model of Imperfect Competition with Product-differentiating Industry -- A2.1. Derivation of Demand Functions -- A2.2. Equations of Change -- Interventions -- Chapter 8: Food Security in the Informal Sector: Interventions and Challenges for the SDGs -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. COVID-19 and Economic Hardship -- 1.2. COVID-19 and Food Security -- 2. Methods -- 2.1. Participants and Procedures -- 2.2. Survey Design -- 2.3. Measures -- 2.3.1. Outcome Measure -- 2.3.2. Predictor Variables 2.4. Statistical Analyses -- 3. Results -- 3.1. Descriptive Statistics -- 3.2. Food Consumption Score -- 3.3. Predictors of FSC -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion and Policy Implications -- 6. Limitations and Future Scope -- References -- Chapter 9: The Role of Self-help Groups in Financial Inclusion in India -- Introduction -- History of Microfinance with Its Different Forms of Operation -- Literature Review and Significance of the Present Study -- Objectives of the Study -- Data and Methods Used in the Study -- Results and Discussion -- Implications of the Study Results -- Relationship Between Financial Inclusion and Human Development -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- Declarations -- References -- Chapter 10: Waste Management Practices in the Informal Settlement: Functionality of Local Assemblies -- Introduction -- The Concepts of Waste Management, Informal Settlement, and Local Assemblies -- Waste Management -- Informal Settlements -- Structure of Local Assemblies -- Functions of Local Assemblies -- Overview of Waste Management Approaches in Africa -- Africa Perspective -- The Ghanaian Context -- Legislative Frameworks for Waste Management in Ghana -- Waste Management in the Informal Settlements -- Challenges of Waste Management in Informal Settlements -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 11: Inclusivity and Climate Action: City and Informal Waste Actors Collaboration in Accra -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- The Concept of Informality -- Formal Waste and Informal Waste Management -- The Informal Waste Sector: The Engine for Combating Climate Change -- Methodology -- Findings -- Demographic Characteristics of Respondents -- The Emergence, Growth, and Work of Informal Waste Sector in Accra -- Recognizing Informal Waste Sector: City Authorities Understand the Necessity Collaborating with IWAs to Address Climate Change Issues -- Challenges of Collaborating and Supporting the Informal Waste Sector -- Discussion and Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Strengthening Sustainable Rural Development Through Entrepreneurship: An Indian Perspective -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Major Objectives -- 3. Methodology -- 4. Review of Literature -- 5. Need to Promote Rural Entrepreneurship -- 6. Current Labour Market Scenario -- 7. Government Initiatives for Enhancing the Entrepreneurial Abilities of Rural Population -- 8. Encouraging Rural Development Through Entrepreneurship in the Context of India -- 9. Discussion and Policy Implications -- 10. Conclusion -- References -- Challenges -- Chapter 13: Flexibility, Vulnerability, and Inclusiveness in the Gig Economy: A Review of India's Experience in the Context of Informalisation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Emergence of Gig Economy: A Review -- 3.1. Transformation of Work and Worker in Gig Economy? -- 3.1.1. Flexibility Versus Vulnerability in the Gig Economy -- 3.1.2. Nature of Vulnerability in the Gig Economy -- 3.1.3. Occupational Safety -- 3.1.4. Health Issues -- 3.1.5. Social Vulnerabilities -- 3.2. Towards an Inclusive Gig Economy? -- 3.2.1. Participation of Women and Persons with Disabilities -- 3.2.2. Participation of Persons with Disabilities and from Marginalised Groups -- 4. Gig Economy and Informality: The Indian Experience -- 4.1. Convergence Between Gig Economy and Informalisation? -- 5. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 14: Reconnoitring Vulnerabilities of Migrant Women Workers in the Urban Informal Labour Market* -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Review of Literature -- 3. Data and Methodology -- 4. Migrants Throng the Exploitative Informal Sector -- 5. Socio-Demographic Background 6. Background of Migrant Workers Prior to Migration What role does the informal economy have to play in SDG implementation? The chapters collected here by a range of scholars explore this question in detail; examining case studies and presenting empirical evidence based on both qualitative and quantitative assessment Sustainable Development Goals (Project) Informal sector (Economics) Mahalaskhmi, S. Sonstige oth Rameshkumar, S. Sonstige oth Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Vinodan, A. Informal Economy and Sustainable Development Goals Leeds : Emerald Publishing Limited,c2024 9781837539819 |
| spellingShingle | Vinodan, A. Informal Economy and Sustainable Development Goals Ideas, Interventions and Challenges Intro -- Half title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Acronyms -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Ideas -- Chapter 1: A Conceptual Framework for Managing Public Services Delivered by Environmental Enterprises in Informal Settlements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Role and Forms of Environmental Entrepreneurship in Informal Settlements -- 2.1. Green Spaces and Infrastructure -- 2.2. Waste and Sanitation Services -- 2.3. Energy Systems Enterprises -- 2.4. Recycling -- 3. Management of Services in Informal Settlements -- 3.1. Sustainable Community-based Facilities Management -- 3.2. Aspects of Sustainable Community-based Facilities Management -- 3.2.1. Governance -- 3.2.2. Maintenance -- 3.2.3. Community Project Management -- 3.2.4. Environment Service Delivery -- 3.2.5. Service Delivery Performance -- 3.2.6. Well-being and Community Safety -- 3.2.7. Disaster Management -- 3.2.8. Finance -- 4. Informal Settlements in South Africa -- 5. Conceptual Framework for the Management of Services in Informal Settlements -- 6. Conceptual and Application Challenges -- 7. Recommendations for the Management of Informal Settlements -- 7.1. Having the Right Policies in Place -- 7.2. Having an Integrated Management Platform -- 7.3. Improving Public Sector Relevance -- 7.4. Having a Vision for the Community -- 7.5. Identification of Training Capabilities -- 7.6. Minimising Bureaucratic Procedures -- 7.7. Formalisation of Informal Settlements Through Title Deeds -- 7.8. Inclusive Community Participation -- 7.9. Building Trust -- 7.10. Disaster Management Guidelines Should Be Outlined -- 7.11. Addressing Contextual Issues in Communities -- 7.12. Health and Safety in Community Services Management -- 7.13. Finance -- 7.14. Choosing Indicators Carefully -- 8. Conclusion -- References Chapter 2: Digital Transformation and Implications for the Informal Sector of Ghana -- Introduction -- Informal Sector -- Overview of the Informal Sector of Ghana -- Rural Informal Economy -- Urban Informal Economy -- History of Ghana's Digitalization Journey -- Digitalization Policy for the Informal Sector of Ghana -- Methodology -- Contemporary Observations of the Digitalization Initiatives -- Implication of Digitalization in the Agricultural Sector of Ghana -- Implication of Digitalization in Microcredit Services -- Implication of Digitalization in the Transportation Sector of Ghana -- Implication of Digitalization in the Retail Sector of Ghana -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: How Do the Socio-economic Characteristics of Migrant Workers Shape Their Financial Behaviour? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature Review -- 2.1. Financial Behaviour -- 2.2. Socio-economic Characteristics and Financial Behaviour -- 2.3. Gender -- 2.4. Age -- 2.5. Education -- 2.6. Marital Status -- 2.7. Family Type -- 2.8. Family Income -- 3. Methodology -- 3.1. Empirical Analysis -- 3.2. Measure -- 3.3. Population, Sampling, and Data Collection -- 4. Results and Discussion -- 4.1. Descriptive Statistics -- 4.2. Classification of Financial Behaviour -- 4.3. Regression Results -- 5. Implications and Scope for Future Research -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Mapping the Invisible Pathways: A Bibliometric Study on Informal Lending in the Informal Economy -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Research Methodology -- 3. Results and Discussion -- 4. Thematic Analysis -- 5. Thematic Slice 1 (1985-2008) Analysis -- 6. Thematic Slice 2 (2009-2023) Analysis -- 7. Thematic Map Interpretation -- 8. Conclusion -- 9. Limitations and Prospects for Future Research -- References -- Chapter 5: Industry 4.0, AI and Textile Sector in India* -- 1. Introduction 2. On Unorganized Sector in India -- 3. A Brief History of Industrial Revolutions and Handloom -- 3.1. A Profile of the Textile Sector and Handloom -- 4. History of Innovation in Handloom -- 5. Ecosystem Theory -- 5.1. Dynamic Capabilities and Role of Universities -- 6. Issues in the Handloom-Weaving Industry -- 6.1. Policy Interventions by the Government -- 6.2. Why to Innovate -- 6.3. Some of the Inventions and Innovation -- 7. Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Persisting Industrial Concentration and Signs of Industrial Dispersion: Evidence from Formal and Informal Manufacturing Sector -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Formal Manufacturing Sector in India: Stylised Facts -- 3. Informal Manufacturing Sector in India -- 4. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 7: Foreign Capital Inflow, Product Market Imperfection, and the Informal Sector: A General Equilibrium Analysis -- 1. Introduction, Literature, and Motivation -- 2. The Model -- 2.1. Foreign Capital Inflow and Variation in Commodity Market Imperfection -- 3. An Extension with Product Differentiating Industry -- 4. The Limiting Cases and the Role of Imperfection in the Commodity Market -- 5. Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Appendix 1. The Model of Imperfect Competition Under Product Homogeneity -- A1.1. Equations of Change -- A1.2. Proof of the Results -- Appendix 2. The Model of Imperfect Competition with Product-differentiating Industry -- A2.1. Derivation of Demand Functions -- A2.2. Equations of Change -- Interventions -- Chapter 8: Food Security in the Informal Sector: Interventions and Challenges for the SDGs -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. COVID-19 and Economic Hardship -- 1.2. COVID-19 and Food Security -- 2. Methods -- 2.1. Participants and Procedures -- 2.2. Survey Design -- 2.3. Measures -- 2.3.1. Outcome Measure -- 2.3.2. Predictor Variables 2.4. Statistical Analyses -- 3. Results -- 3.1. Descriptive Statistics -- 3.2. Food Consumption Score -- 3.3. Predictors of FSC -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion and Policy Implications -- 6. Limitations and Future Scope -- References -- Chapter 9: The Role of Self-help Groups in Financial Inclusion in India -- Introduction -- History of Microfinance with Its Different Forms of Operation -- Literature Review and Significance of the Present Study -- Objectives of the Study -- Data and Methods Used in the Study -- Results and Discussion -- Implications of the Study Results -- Relationship Between Financial Inclusion and Human Development -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- Declarations -- References -- Chapter 10: Waste Management Practices in the Informal Settlement: Functionality of Local Assemblies -- Introduction -- The Concepts of Waste Management, Informal Settlement, and Local Assemblies -- Waste Management -- Informal Settlements -- Structure of Local Assemblies -- Functions of Local Assemblies -- Overview of Waste Management Approaches in Africa -- Africa Perspective -- The Ghanaian Context -- Legislative Frameworks for Waste Management in Ghana -- Waste Management in the Informal Settlements -- Challenges of Waste Management in Informal Settlements -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 11: Inclusivity and Climate Action: City and Informal Waste Actors Collaboration in Accra -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- The Concept of Informality -- Formal Waste and Informal Waste Management -- The Informal Waste Sector: The Engine for Combating Climate Change -- Methodology -- Findings -- Demographic Characteristics of Respondents -- The Emergence, Growth, and Work of Informal Waste Sector in Accra -- Recognizing Informal Waste Sector: City Authorities Understand the Necessity Collaborating with IWAs to Address Climate Change Issues -- Challenges of Collaborating and Supporting the Informal Waste Sector -- Discussion and Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Strengthening Sustainable Rural Development Through Entrepreneurship: An Indian Perspective -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Major Objectives -- 3. Methodology -- 4. Review of Literature -- 5. Need to Promote Rural Entrepreneurship -- 6. Current Labour Market Scenario -- 7. Government Initiatives for Enhancing the Entrepreneurial Abilities of Rural Population -- 8. Encouraging Rural Development Through Entrepreneurship in the Context of India -- 9. Discussion and Policy Implications -- 10. Conclusion -- References -- Challenges -- Chapter 13: Flexibility, Vulnerability, and Inclusiveness in the Gig Economy: A Review of India's Experience in the Context of Informalisation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Emergence of Gig Economy: A Review -- 3.1. Transformation of Work and Worker in Gig Economy? -- 3.1.1. Flexibility Versus Vulnerability in the Gig Economy -- 3.1.2. Nature of Vulnerability in the Gig Economy -- 3.1.3. Occupational Safety -- 3.1.4. Health Issues -- 3.1.5. Social Vulnerabilities -- 3.2. Towards an Inclusive Gig Economy? -- 3.2.1. Participation of Women and Persons with Disabilities -- 3.2.2. Participation of Persons with Disabilities and from Marginalised Groups -- 4. Gig Economy and Informality: The Indian Experience -- 4.1. Convergence Between Gig Economy and Informalisation? -- 5. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 14: Reconnoitring Vulnerabilities of Migrant Women Workers in the Urban Informal Labour Market* -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Review of Literature -- 3. Data and Methodology -- 4. Migrants Throng the Exploitative Informal Sector -- 5. Socio-Demographic Background 6. Background of Migrant Workers Prior to Migration Sustainable Development Goals (Project) Informal sector (Economics) |
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