| ID | 153143 |
| Title Proper | global governance of informal economies |
| Other Title Information | the International Labour Organization in East Africa |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bernards, Nick |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article develops a Gramscian approach to the governance of ‘informal’ economies through a historical study of International Labour Organization (ILO) programmes in East Africa. Drawing on Gramsci’s conception of the ‘subaltern’, the article highlights the ways in which the articulation of ‘informality’ in policy documents is coloured by broader struggles over the political organisation of labour. The article develops this argument through two case studies. The first examines the World Employment Programme mission to Kenya in the 1970s that popularised the concept of ‘informal’ labour. The second is a contemporary programme on apprenticeships in the informal economy that originated in Tanzania. |
| `In' analytical Note | Third World Quarterly Vol. 38, No.8; 2017: p.1831-1846 |
| Journal Source | Third World Quarterly Vol: 38 No 8 |
| Key Words | Kenya ; Global Governance ; Tanzania ; International Labour Organization ; Informal Economies ; Poverty and Inequality |