This paper focuses on the three main approaches of the informal sector in terms of the implicit conceptions of the State and of the implications of its actions on the informal sector. The study points out the features of each of the three theoretical approaches - the keynesian, the neoliberal...

In this paper we aim to analyze how sensible is the informal worker profile to distinct classification procedures, as well as to analyze the sensibility of the link between informality and welfare to the same procedures. A disaggregated analysis by employers and employees is one contribution of...

This study analyzed in comparative perspective the social protection systems in South Africa, Argentina and Brazil, highlighting the different levels of existing links between their security policies and labor protection. The study compared the state capacity to implement social policies of...