Gender, Ethnicity and the Informal Sector in Trinidad

Gender, Ethnicity and the Informal Sector in Trinidad

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 304 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780754612568
  • DDC分類 330

基本説明

It provides an overview of current perspectives on Caribbean development and globalization, and on gender, ethnicity and employment.

Full Description


Throughout much of the developing world and especially in Africa and Latin America, the informal employment sector is growing spectacularly. This study focuses on the gender and ethnic aspects of the informal economy in Trinidad.

Contents

Gender, ethnicity and the informal sector in Trinidad - an introduction; Current perspectives on informality, employment and development; perspectives on Caribbean development; Work, employment and the informal sector in Trinidad - an overview; Informal sector food production, distribution and retailing; Informal sector food production, distribution, service provision and retailing; Gendered and racialized spaces - petty commodity trading in Trinidad; "Like we beggin on de streets" - the gendering of street lives and working identities; Governmental response to informal employment - micro-level support as a strategy for development; The socio-spatial geography of the informal sector in Trinidad.