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From: Postgraduates in Slavonic and East European Studies
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Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2018 2:33 PM
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Subject: New Open Access Books: The Encyclopaedia of Informality (Volumes 1
& 2)
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UCL Press is delighted to announce the publication of a brand new open
access book that may be of interest to readers of this list: The
Encyclopaedia of Informality (Volumes 1 & 2), edited by Alena Ledeneva.
Download volume 1 free: https://goo.gl/LSCLT6
Download volume 2 free: https://goo.gl/tGmqHQ
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The Encyclopaedia of Informality, Volumes 1 and 2
Edited by Alena Ledeneva
Download volume 1 free: https://goo.gl/LSCLT6
Download volume 2 free: https://goo.gl/tGmqHQ
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Alena Ledeneva invites you on a voyage of discovery, to explore society's
open secrets, unwritten rules and know-how practices. Broadly defined as
'ways of getting things done', these invisible yet powerful informal
practices tend to escape articulation in official discourse. They include
emotion-driven exchanges of gifts or favours and tributes for services,
interest-driven know-how (from informal welfare to informal employment and
entrepreneurship), identity-driven practices of solidarity, and power-driven
forms of co-optation and control. The paradox, or not, of the invisibility
of these informal practices is their ubiquity. Expertly practised by
insiders but often hidden from outsiders, informal practices are, as this
book shows, deeply rooted all over the world, yet underestimated in policy.
Entries from the five continents presented in this volume are samples of the
truly global and ever-growing collection, made possible by a remarkable
collaboration of over 200 scholars across disciplines and area studies.
By mapping the grey zones, blurred boundaries, types of ambivalence and
contexts of complexity, this book creates the first Global Map of
Informality. The accompanying database (www.in-formality.com) is searchable
by region, keyword or type of practice, so do explore what works, how, where
and why!
Download volume 1 free: https://goo.gl/LSCLT6
Download volume 2 free: https://goo.gl/tGmqHQ
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