POLS 242 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Informal Sector
14 Apr 2016
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In canada: high degree of formalization, state collects tax, politics takes place in a formal sector, covered by the news. Other states: infomralization, in jamaica people do not pay tax, but instead pay tax to local gang for protection high degree of informalization, politics takes place behind closed doors. Opportunity for a rival elite to take power. Local informal regimes often operate on the ground that offer basic needs. Rapley did research in inner-city neighborhood where the police were not able to be controlled due to strong gang presence. Gang ruled area was the safest do not have procedures, from the neighborhood. Police have procedures, not from the neighborhood, corruption. Was able to keep car doors unlocked and windows door. In this community there were trails with the gang leader as the judge, which was not often given in the police controlled areas due to corruption.
