The Informal Sector and the Environment

Herausgeber: Bali Swain, Ranjula; Kambhampati, Uma

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This edited volume demonstrates that the informal sector is a major source of environmental pollution and a major reason behind the environmental degradation accompanying the expansion of economic activity in developing countries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9781032122663
• ISBN-10: 1032122668
• Artikelnr.: 64103529

Autorenporträt

Ranjula Bali Swain is Visiting Professor and Research Director at the Center for Sustainability Research (CSR), Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden. She is also Professor of Economics at Södertörn University, Sweden. Uma Kambhampati is Head of School in the School of Politics Economics and International Relations and Professor, Department of Economics, University of Reading, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Regulation, governance and the
role of the informal sector in in¿uencing environmental quality? Chapter 3.
Informal Emissions Chapter 4. Exploring the environmental and social impact
of informal market practices in the apparel industry Chapter 5.
Sustainability priority changes of companies in the informal sector in
China under COVID-19 Chapter 6. Making small beautiful-lessons from Mexican
leather tanneries and brick kilns Chapter 7. Youth rural-urban migration in
Ethiopia: Environmental drivers and employment in the informal sector
Chapter 8. Role of Informal Economy in solid waste management - Case of
India Chapter 9. Epidemiological Risk Perceptions of People Living Close to
Open Dumps in Nampula, Mozambique: A Case Study Control Chapter 10.
Integration of the Informal Recycling Sector in Former Yugoslavia: Insights
from 20 Years of Integration Projects and Initiatives