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1. Definition of the Informal Economy
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1.1 Introduction
1.2.1. Theories and concepts
1.2.2 Statistical definitions
1.2.3 Surveys and data collection in a historical perspective
1.3.1 Trends in employment
1.3.2 Characteristics of the informal economy
1.3.3 Contribution of the informal economy to GDP
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2. Key research Questions on the Informal Economy
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2.1 Enabling environment
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2.1.1 Global and regional strategies for livelihoods with attention to social inclusion
2.1.2 Advocacy Methods on IE legal and policy framework development
2.1.3 Supportive legal frameworks development, adoption and implementation
2.1.4. Identification of relevant policy frameworks and development of appropriate actions
2.1.5. Key elements in policy frameworks identification
2.1.6. Improvement of impact of policy frameworks
2.1.7 Institution and capacity strengthening on IE
2.1.8 Organising informal economy groups
2.1.9 Value Chains and adding value to value chain components
2.1.10. Improving linkages between formal and informal economy
2.1.11 Coordination and sustainability planning
2.2 Decent work and enterprise growth
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2.2.1 Promotion and implementation of decent work
2.2.2 Formalising work in IE
2.2.3 OSH implementation in IE
2.2.4 Environment and sustainable management and the Informal Economy
2.3 Direct actions in communities
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2.3.1 Social Behaviour Change Communications (SBCC)
2.3.2 Entrepreneurship: Capacity strengthening on economic activities
2.3.3. Information Technology (IT) and enhancing of livelihoods of people dependent on the IE
2.3.4. Leadership, life skills, empowerment training, literacy/numeracy
2.3.5 Micro finance
2.3.6. Vocational education/skills training
2.3.7. Labour market analysis to determine types of education/training provided
2.4 Approaches to enhance livelihoods, equity and inclusion
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2.4.1 Social dialogue and IE
2.4.2. Social inclusion promotion (awareness raising on social inclusion in IE)
2.4.3. Social protection
2.4.4. Improving food security through enhancing livelihoods of people dependent on IE
2.4.5. Strengthening IE with attention to gender issues
2.4.6. Strengthening IE with attention to youth and children
2.4.7. Strengthening IE with attention to people affected by HIV
2.4.8. Strengthening IE with attention to people with disabilities
2.4.9. Strengthening IE with attention to the elderly
2.4.10. Strengthening IE with attention to migrants, refugees, trafficked persons
2.4.11. Strengthening IE with attention to general or other specific vulnerable groups
3. Good Practices and Lessons Learned
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3.1 Enabling environment
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3.1.1 GOOD PRACTICES - Global and regional strategies for livelihoods with attention to social inclusion
3.1.2 GOOD PRACTICES - Advocacy Methods on IE legal and policy framework development
3.1.3 GOOD PRACTICES - Supportive legal frameworks development, adoption and implementation
3.1.4. GOOD PRACTICES - Supportive policy frameworks development, adoption and implementation
3.1.5. GOOD PRACTICES - Macro-economic approaches identified to stimulate IE and formalisation as appropriate
3.1.6. GOOD PRACTICES - IE statistics and use to inform enhancing of livelihoods of those dependent on the informal economy, with special attention to social inclusion.
3.1.7 GOOD PRACTICES - Labour market statistics to inform enhancing of livelihoods of those dependent on the informal economy, with special attention to social inclusion strategies.
3.1.8 GOOD PRACTICES - Education/vocational/skills statistics to inform enhancing of livelihoods of those dependent on the informal economy, with special attention to social inclusion.
3.1.9 GOOD PRACTICES - Institution and capacity strengthening on IE
3.1.10. GOOD PRACTICES - Linkages between formal and informal economy
3.1.11. GOOD PRACTICES - Coordination and sustainability planning
3.2 Decent work and enterprise growth
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3.2.1. GOOD PRACTICES - Promotion and implementation of decent work, including through implementation of international labour standards, national labour laws in IE
3.2.2 GOOD PRACTICES - Formalising work in IE
3.2.3 GOOD PRACTICES - Occupational safety and health (OSH) implementation in IE
3.2.4 GOOD PRACTICES - Environment and sustainable management and the IE
3.3 Direct actions in communities
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3.3.1 GOOD PRACTICES - Social Behaviour Change Communications (SBCC)
3.3.2 GOOD PRACTICES - Entrepreneurship: Capacity strengthening on starting, improving, growing economic activities
3.3.3. GOOD PRACTICES - Information Technology (IT) and enhancing of livelihoods of those dependent on IE, with special attention to social inclusion
3.3.4. GOOD PRACTICES - Leadership, life skills, empowerment training, literacy/numeracy
3.3.5. GOOD PRACTICES - Micro finance
3.3.6. GOOD PRACTICES - Vocational education/skills training
3.4 - Innovative approaches to enhance livelihoods, equity and inclusion
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3.4.1. GOOD PRACTICES - Social dialogue and IE
3.4.2. GOOD PRACTICES - Statistics on vulnerable groups and use to enhance the livelihoods of those dependent on the informal economy, with special attention to social inclusion strategies
3.4.3. GOOD PRACTICES - Social inclusion promotion (awareness raising on social inclusion in IE)
3.4.4. GOOD PRACTICES - Social protection
3.4.5 GOOD PRACTICES - Improving food security through enhancing the livelihoods of those dependent on IE, with special attention to social inclusion
3.4.6 GOOD PRACTICES - Strengthening IE with attention to gender issues: Women, Role of men to support women in IE
3.4.7 GOOD PRACTICES - Strengthening IE with attention to youth and children
3.4.8 GOOD PRACTICES -Strengthening IE with attention to people affected by HIV
3.4.9 GOOD PRACTICES - Strengthening IE with attention to people with disabilities
3.4.10 GOOD PRACTICES - Strengthening IE with attention to the elderly
3.4.11. GOOD PRACTICES - Strengthening IE with attention to: Migrants, Refugees, Trafficked persons
3.4.12. GOOD PRACTICES - Strengthening IE with attention to other vulnerable people
4. Policies and approaches to tackle the Informal Economy
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INTRODUCTION: summary of most signifcant policy debates
4.1 Overview of approaches to the Informal Economy
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4.1.1 Context descriptors
4.1.2 Empirical versus normative approaches to the informal economy
4.1.3 Explicit versus implicit focus on the informal economy
4.1.4 Approaches of some donors and organisations
4.1.5 Conclusions
4.1.6 References
4.2 General approaches targeting informal economy units and workers
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4.2.1 Taxing the informal activities
4.2.2 Upgrading the informal activities within the value chain
4.2.3 Organising the populations dependent on the informal economy
4.3 Main sectoral approaches of policies designed to tackle the informal economy
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4.3.1 Social Protection
4.3.2 Technical and vocational skills enhancement
4.3.3 Finance
5. RNSF research volumes
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