Informality as de-regulation of the state. The twilight zones of the post-colonial city

What we understand as informality existed a long time before the term was coined. For a better understanding of the phenomenon, it is necessary to trace the origins of those activities that over time have been carried outside the legal system that formally defines the modern nation-state. The articl...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Rodríguez Rivero, Luis
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:Perú
Institution:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repository:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/21548
Online Access:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/sociologia/article/view/21548
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Informalidad
postcolonialidad
discurso del amo
desregulación
Informality
postcoloniality
master’s speech
deregulation
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Summary:What we understand as informality existed a long time before the term was coined. For a better understanding of the phenomenon, it is necessary to trace the origins of those activities that over time have been carried outside the legal system that formally defines the modern nation-state. The article seeks to articulate the contemporary informal phenomenon to other ways of existing outside the law that have their origin in colonial regimes, characterized by the need to implement parallel government and legal systems. It is about understanding informality as a phenomenon typical of postcolonial situations and proposing ways out from that reading.