Jobless Growth in the Dominican Republic: Disorganization, Precarity, and Livelihoods

by Christian Krohn-Hansen

The Dominican Republic has posted impressive economic growth rates over the past thirty years. Despite this, the generation of new, good jobs has been remarkably weak. How have ordinary and poor Dominicans worked and lived in the shadow of the country's conspicuous growth rates? This book considers this question through an ethnographic exploration of the popular economy in the Dominican capital. Focusing on the city's precarious small businesses,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503630528
• ISBN13: 9781503630529
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"