Gender, Ethnicity, and the Informal Sector in Trinidad

by Lloyd-Evans, Sally; Potter, Robert B.

• ISBN13: 9780754612568
• ISBN10: 0754612562
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co

Summary

The informal sector makes up a significant percentage of employment in the developing world. Using in-depth empirical material from the Caribbean, this book examines the key issues involved in informal sector work. In doing so, it also provides an overview of current perspectives on Caribbean development and globalization and on gender, ethnicity and employment. It focuses on issues such as food production and retailing, petty commodity production, street trading and governmental attitudes to informality. In conclusion, it discusses the future of the informal sector in the global economy and makes suggestions on policy for micro-enterprise and grassroots development.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vi
List of Tables	vii
Preface	xi
Gender, Ethnicity and the Informal Sector in Trinidad: An Introduction	1	(16)
Current Perspectives on Informality, Employment and Development	17	(16)
Perspectives on Caribbean Development	33	(32)
Work, Employment and the Informal Sector in Trinidad: An Overview	65	(22)
Informal Sector Food Production, Distribution and Retailing	87	(38)
Informal Sector Petty Commodity Production, Service Provision and Retailing	125	(34)
Gendered and Racialised Spaces: Petty Commodity Trading in Trinidad	159	(44)
``Like we beggin on de streets'': The Gendering of Street Lives and Working Identities	203	(36)
Governmental Response to Informal Employment: Micro Level Support as a Strategy for Development	239	(26)
The Socio-Spatial Geography of the Informal Sector in Trinidad	265	(10)
Bibliography	275	(20)
Index	295