Developing Poverty
The State, Labor Market Deregulation, and the Informal Economy in Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic
216 pages | 6 x 9 | 2000
ISBN 978-0-271-02027-3 | cloth: $57.00 sh
ISBN 978-0-271-02028-0 | paper: $26.00 sh
Using data from local surveys, interviews, and national statistics, this comparative study of two Central American cities similarly positioned in the world economy looks at how people make a living outside the mainstream of economic life, in the "informal economy," what opportunities they have for social mobility, and how state policies affect their life chances.
José Itzigsohn is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Brown University. His articles have appeared in Social Forces, Latin American Research Review, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, and Ethnic and Racial Studies.