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Informality and tertiarization: two opposite tendencies?

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  • Francisco Galrão Carneiro

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The article discusses some issues concerned with the idea of flexibility in thelabor market. Firstly, it presents different approaches on the existence of an informal sectorin the economy and distinguishes the modem process of tertiarization, observed in industrializedcountries, from the growth of tertiary activities found in most developing countries.Secondly, a brief discussion on the recent juncture of the Brazilian labor market is presented.The conclusion is that a higher degree of flexibility in the Brazilian labor market has beensearched throughout the informalization of legal activities and also by an incipient processof modern tertiarization. JEL Classification: J46; J86; L24.

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  • Francisco Galrão Carneiro, 1994. "Informality and tertiarization: two opposite tendencies?," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 14(4), pages 548-558.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:14:y:1994:i:4:p:548-558:id:1302
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    Keywords

    Informal labor Market;

    JEL classification:

    • J46 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Informal Labor Market
    • L24 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Contracting Out; Joint Ventures

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