The Role of Informal Economies in the Post-Soviet World

Contents

List of illustrations

Acknowledgements

1   Introduction

PART I

(Re)theorising transition economies

2   Re-visiting the recurring question of transition

3   Re-theorising the economic

4   Beyond the formal-informal economy dualism: unpacking the diverse economies of post-Soviet societies

PART II

The lived experience of transition

5   The role of the informal in the formal sphere

6   Informal employment

7   One-to-one unpaid labour, reimbursed family work and paid favours

8   Formal and informal unpaid employment

9   The internal economies of the household

10   Conclusions

Bibliography

Index