Informalization
Informalization is a sociological term used to describe the increasing importance of informal norms, practices, networks, and arrangements in social life, often alongside or instead of formal rules and procedures. The concept can refer to two related, but not identical, processes: the growth of informal arrangements within formal institutions and the expansion of informal economies and labor practices that operate outside or on the margins of formal regulation.
In the labor market, informalization denotes the rising share of informal employment and non-standard work arrangements,
Within organizations and daily life, informalization can describe the erosion or coexistence of formal rules with
Measurement and debate center on indicators such as the share of informal employment, social protection coverage,