THE INFORMAL SECTOR IN A GLOBALISED WORLD A pro-active response to emerging opportunities Víctor E. Tokman OEA Washington, D.C. Mayo 11 th, 2004
I FROM SURVIVAL TO INTEGRATION Major changes in the global and national economies new opportunities (productive descentralization) new problems (increased exclusion) The challenge is to link IS to dynamic markets
II FROM INDIVIDUALISM TO MODERN LABOR CULTURE New strategies for competitiveness Change in individual and group behaviour Lessons from new entrepreneurial culture in globalization
III FROM INFORMALITY TO ECONOMIC CITIZENSHIP Present policies: between persecution and recognition Regulatory system: common or dual How to ease integration: entitlements to comply with obligations Full economic citizenship