Teaching and Learning Resources

Database

Explore the database

• How to find an entry
• Browse alphabetically or search by category or country
• View the Global informality map
• Browse through the theoretical essays and main findings of the project
• Have you read Potemkin village (Russia)?

Syllabus

Consult a syllabus

• Informal practices in post-Communist societies
• Building business in Russia
• Informality: A comparative perspective (coming soon)
• Informal economic institutions
• Corruption and Informal Practices in Russia: Past and Present

Discover

Study tools

• Tools for preparing your own entry
• Assignments and exercises
• Web essays

Library

Read and watch

• Cross-area studies bibliography
• Interviews with informality scholars
• Image library (coming soon)
• Recommend a library source

Going Further

Future directions

• Get inspired by ideas for future research
• Browse our list of ideas for collaboration
• Become an author
• Ideas for entries

Experiences

Teachers' forum

• Read comments and blogs on experiences of using the Global Informality Project as a teaching resource
• Contribute your own experience on our discussion page