This title was first published in 2002. Throughout much of the developing world and especially in Africa and Latin America, the informal employment sector is growing spectacularly. This study focuses on the gender and ethnic aspects of the informal economy in Trinidad.

List of Figures, List of Tables, Preface, 1. Gender, Ethnicity and the Informal Sector in Trinidad: An Introduction, 2. Current Perspectives on Informality, Employment and Development, 3. Perspectives on Caribbean Development, 4. Work, Employment and the Informal Sector in Trinidad: An Overview, 5. Informal Sector Food Production, Distribution and Retailing, 6. Informal Sector Petty Commodity Production, Service Provision and Retailing, 7. Gendered and Racialised Spaces: Petty Commodity Trading in Trinidad, 8. “Like we beggin on de streets”: The Gendering of Street Lives and Working Identities, 9. Governmental Response to Informal Employment: Micro Level Support as a Strategy for Development, 10. The Socio-Spatial Geography of the Informal Sector in Trinidad, Bibliography, Index