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'''Discover the world’s open secrets, unwritten rules and hidden practices''' | |||
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The '''<nowiki>Global Informality Project</nowiki>''' publishes a leading online resource for 'ways of getting things done.' The [[Explore the Online Encyclopaedia|'''online encyclopaedia''']] and the [[Published Volumes and Analysis|'''published volumes''']] of invisible, yet powerful informal practices are made possible by a remarkable collaboration of scholars from five continents. | |||
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<big>[[What is informality?]]</big><br> | |||
<big>[[Main Findings|What have we learned so far?]]</big><br> | |||
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<big>[[Explore the Online Encyclopaedia|Browse the online encyclopaedia]]</big><br> | |||
<big>[[Published Volumes and Analysis|Download the published volumes]]</big> | |||
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<big>[[Joining_the_Global_Informality_Project|Contribute a new entry]]</big><br> | |||
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*The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality, Volume 3: A hitchhiker’s guide to informal problem-solving in human life is now available to download from the [https://www.uclpress.co.uk/products/232613 UCL Press website]. Book launch [[events]] for Volume 3 of the Encyclopaedia [https://www.in-formality.com/wiki/index.php?title=Volume_3_Book_Launch_Events here] | |||
< | * Thanks to the collaboration with the World Economic Forum Strategic Intelligence team and input of the MARKETS researchers, we have published the [https://intelligence.weforum.org/topics/a1G68000000Kzl5EAC Informality map] | ||
* See our latest [https://us18.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=bdbd18a45ba967a81d864634a&id=471da135e4 Newsletter] | |||
* See our new [https://www.in-formality.com/wiki/index.php?title=Informal_Art Open Call on Informal Art] | |||
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<big>Read the most [[recent entries]] in the online encyclopaedia:</big> | |||
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<small>The content of [[Table of Contents|''The Global Encyclopadia of Informality'']] is published under a Creative Commons 4.0 International license ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC BY 4.0]). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work; to adapt the work and to make commercial use of the work providing attribution is made to the authors (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). All rights are reserved for all other content on this website, including all [[Recent entries|new entries]].</small> | <small>The content of [[Table of Contents|''The Global Encyclopadia of Informality'']] is published under a Creative Commons 4.0 International license ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC BY 4.0]). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work; to adapt the work and to make commercial use of the work providing attribution is made to the authors (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). All rights are reserved for all other content on this website, including all [[Recent entries|new entries]].</small> | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 20 July 2026
Discover the world’s open secrets, unwritten rules and hidden practices
The Global Informality Project publishes a leading online resource for 'ways of getting things done.' The online encyclopaedia and the published volumes of invisible, yet powerful informal practices are made possible by a remarkable collaboration of scholars from five continents.
START HERE
NEWS
- The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality, Volume 3: A hitchhiker’s guide to informal problem-solving in human life is now available to download from the UCL Press website. Book launch events for Volume 3 of the Encyclopaedia here
- Thanks to the collaboration with the World Economic Forum Strategic Intelligence team and input of the MARKETS researchers, we have published the Informality map
- See our latest Newsletter
- See our new Open Call on Informal Art
Read the most recent entries in the online encyclopaedia:
- 20 July 2026: Ne nash chelovek
- 21 June 2026: Palaver-settling (West and Central Africa)
- 12 May 2026: Side Hustles via Social Media (Oman, Kuwait and the Gulf)
| ANTICORRP EU’s FP7 Grant No. 290529, ‘Anticorruption Policies Revisited: Global Trends and European Responses to the Challenges of Corruption.’ | |
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INFORM has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 693537. |
| MARKETS EU’s MSCA-ITN project 861034 ‘Mapping Uncertainties, Challenges and Future Opportunities of Emerging Markets: Informal Barriers, Business Environments and Future Trends in Eastern Europe, The Caucasus and Central Asia.’ |
The authors have asserted their rights under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the authors of this work.
The content of The Global Encyclopadia of Informality is published under a Creative Commons 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work; to adapt the work and to make commercial use of the work providing attribution is made to the authors (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). All rights are reserved for all other content on this website, including all new entries.
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