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The Global Informality Project is a leading online resource for 'ways of getting things done.' This global and growing database of invisible, yet powerful, informal practices is made possible by a remarkable collaboration of scholars from five continents. It builds on the two printed volumes of the Global Encyclopaedia of Informality.
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