Informality, flexibility and unemplayment - the necessity of rules and public policies for labour market and the practice of citizen ship

The present paper has two main objectives. The first one is to discuss the process of structural changes in the labour market, under the theoretical framework of the process of informality, and it different expressions, standing out the flexibility of the employment relationships and labour contract...

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Main Author: Maria Cristina Cacciamali
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2001-06-01
Series:GEOUSP: Espaço e Tempo
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/geousp/article/view/123607
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Summary:The present paper has two main objectives. The first one is to discuss the process of structural changes in the labour market, under the theoretical framework of the process of informality, and it different expressions, standing out the flexibility of the employment relationships and labour contracts and their effects, especially on the social security affiliation. The second is to analyse, under the presented theoretical focus, the changes in the labour market of the six main Brazilian metropolitan areas, emphasising the smaller growth of the registered jobs and the increase of the unemployment rates
ISSN:1414-7416
2179-0892