Based On Studies Of A Range Of Countries In The Global South, This Book Examines Heterogeneity Within Informal Work By Applying A Common Conceptual Framework And Empirical Methodology. The Country Studies Use Panel Data To Study The Dynamics Of Worker Transitions Between Formal And Heterogeneous Informal Work And Present A Comparative Perspective Across Developing Countries In Asia, Latin America, Sub-saharan Africa, And North Africa And The Middle East. Each Study Provides A Nuanced View Of Informality, Dividing Workers Into Six Work Statuses: Formal Wage-employees, Upper-tier Informal Wage-employees, Lower-tier Informal Wage Employees, Formal Self-employed, And Upper-tier Informal Self-employed. Edited By Gary S. Fields, T.h. Gindling, Kunal Sen, Michael Danquah, Simone Schotte. Also Issued In Print: 2023. A Study Prepared By The United Nations University World Insitute For Development Economics Research - Unu-wider. This Is An Open Access Publication. Except Where Otherwise Noted, This Work Is Distributed Under The Terms Of A Creative Commons Attribution-non Commercial-sharealike 3.0 Igo Licence (cc By-nc-sa 3.0igo)--title Page Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.