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| Informal Economy, Globalization & Development [Credits: 32] |
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Aim: This policy oriented course aims to equip students with conceptual and practical tools to understand and creatively respond to labour market issues generally and the informal economy particularly.
Description: This course considers, among other issues, definitional problems and theoretical debates about the informal economy and the informalisation of work; globalisation and the implications of this for workers; recent statistics and challenges in data collection; strategies for support (micro-finance and training); new organisational forms in the informal economy and local, national and international policy responses. Although reference is made to the South African context, the course draws on the experience of many different countries.
Assessment: Long essay and seminar presentations.
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