Cross-area studies bibliography
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Browsing through the bibliographies below allows for 'context-rich comparison'. Exploring the sources on informal practices from different geographical origins highlights their universal pattern but also their local specifics.
List of global bibliographies
Items link to the Global Encyclopaedia of Informality PDF file.
Chapter 1 - Neither gift nor commodity: the instrumentality of sociability
Chapter 2 - Neither gift nor payment: the sociability of instrumentality
Chapter 3 - Conformity: the lock-in effect of social ties
Chapter 4 - The unlocking power of non-conformity: cultural resistance vs political opposition
Chapter 5 - The system made me do it: strategies of survival