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An economic sociology of informal work: the case of India
Agarwala, Rina
Research in the sociology of work, 2009, Vol.18, p.315-342
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Título:
An economic sociology of informal work: the case of India
Autor:
Agarwala, Rina
Assuntos:
Economic Sociology
;
India
;
Informal Sector
;
Labor Force
;
Social Conditions
;
Workers
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Research in the sociology of work, 2009, Vol.18, p.315-342
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Purpose - This chapter illustrates how an economic sociology of work exposes the deeply embedded nature of the informal economy and the social and political lives of its growing mass of unprotected workers under globalization. In particular, the premises of economic sociology offer a comprehensive definition of the informal economy that I term, 'relational.' In contrast to definitions based on modernization and neoliberal assumptions of isolated economies, relational definitions of the informal economy expose the structures, networks, and political institutions that intertwine informal workers with the formal economy, society, and the state. Operationalizing the relational definition in labor surveys ensures the inclusion of previously invisible informal workers, especially those who operate at the intersection of the informal and formal economy. As well, it ensures the collection of data on the precise ways in which informal workers are socially and politically embedded, including their collective action efforts, the meaning they attach to their labor, and the social networks that determine their life chances. Methodology - To illustrate this point, I apply a relational definition of informal labor to the case of India, using the National Sample Survey on Employment and Unemployment, as well as findings from interviews with organized informal workers. Findings - By doing so, I provide an internationally comparative measure of India's informal workforce, illustrate informal workers' social conditions relative to those of formal workers, highlight the expansion of the informal workforce since the government enacted liberalization reforms, and expose the unique political action strategies Indian informal workers are launching against the state. Implications/Originality - These findings help us understand Indian informal workers in an internationally comparative context, yielding empirical insights on their social conditions and political organizations for the first time. As well, they call for an important refinement to existing definitions of the informal economy that to date have relied only on Latin American and African experiences. Adapted from the source document.
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