1983
DOI: 10.1515/zfsoz-1983-0401
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Die Suche nach Sicherheit: Kombinierte Produktionsformen im sogenannten Informellen Sektor

Abstract: ZusammenfassungIn der soziologischen Beschäftigung mit Arbeitslosigkeit in europäischen Ländern wird zunehmend auf Arbeitsformen verwiesen, die sich jenseits von Lohnarbeit finden. Dieser Bereich wird mit dem in der Entwicklungssoziologie seit längerem diskutierten Begriff des „informellen Sektors“ belegt. Dieser Aufsatz kommt, ausgehend von empirischen Studien in Entwicklungsländern, zu dem Schluß, daß der Begriff informeller Sektor zwar deskriptiv, wohl aber kaum analytisch verwendbar sei. Der angesprochene … Show more

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“…Thus, we observe a biographical alternation of occupational positions. This combination of modes of production was first described for low-income groups in the 1980s (Elwert et al 1983;Smith et al 1984). However, on a second look, we see that it also holds true for middle-and higher-income families.…”
Section: Political Identity In Multi-party Elections In Kenyasupporting
confidence: 60%
“…Thus, we observe a biographical alternation of occupational positions. This combination of modes of production was first described for low-income groups in the 1980s (Elwert et al 1983;Smith et al 1984). However, on a second look, we see that it also holds true for middle-and higher-income families.…”
Section: Political Identity In Multi-party Elections In Kenyasupporting
confidence: 60%
“…In numerous publications on the informal sector also, which are focussed upon the survival economies of the urban poor in the developing countries (cf. for a summary of the situation Herrle 1983 andElwert et al 1983), a reference to the refuse collectors is rarely lacking. The people who earn their living by collecting, sorting and utilizing waste materials do work whose characteristics seem to conform in an ideal way to the criteria cited in numerous studies of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the definition of activities of the informal sector.…”
Section: Waste-recycling As a Livelihood In The Informal Sector The E...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They know about the necessity to make their own living and to rely on their own. Many of them combine incomes from the formal, the informal and the subsistence sectors (Elwert et al, 1983). Many accept changing their location for job opportunities.…”
Section: A Household Survey In Central Asiamentioning
confidence: 99%