Informal Workers and a Political Economy of Lifelong Learning: Provocations from the Margins of Global Capitalism

Acknowledgements
Contents
1 Informal Economies and Informal Workers in Global Capitalism
	Introduction: Wasted Lives?
	The Informal Economy, Informal Workers and Lifelong Learning
	A Political Economy of Lifelong Learning (LLL)
	Structure of the Book
	References
2 Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)
	Introduction
	The Informal Sector and Skills Training in LAC
	Pandemic Recovery and a New Skills and VET Agenda for LAC?
		Investment in Education and Training
		Lifelong Learning
		Technological Replacement of Routine Tasks/Jobs
		Active Labour Market Programmes
		Social Protection
	Provocation: “Disaster Capitalism” and Elements of a Political Economy of Lifelong Learning in LAC
	References
3 The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
	Introduction
	The Informal Sector and Skills Training in MENA
	Pathways to Social and Economic Justice for Informal Workers: Partnerships for Creating Local Learning and Skills Development
	Provocation: A Political Economy of Lifelong Learning (LLL) in the Context of Conflict and Digital Revolutions
	References
4 Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
	Introduction
	The Informal Sector and Skills Training in SSA
	Creating a More Prosperous, Inclusive and Sustainable SSA?
	Provocation: A New VET Agenda for SSA: Beyond Productivism and Extractivism?
		Gulu
		Hoima
		Durban
		Alice
	References
5 Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
	Introduction
	The Informal Sector and Skills Training in CEE
	Creating Enabling Environments for Informal Workers’ Lifelong Learning
	Provocation: A Political Economy of Lifelong Learning in the CEE Region
	References
6 The Asia–Pacific Region
	Introduction
	The Informal Sector and Skills Training in the Asia–Pacific Region
	Economic Growth, the Informal Sector and the Limits of the Digitalisation of Lifelong Learning in the Asia–Pacific Region
	Provocation: The “Broken Promise” of Lifelong Learning?
	References
7 A Political Economy of Lifelong Learning (LLL) for Decent Work and Just Transitions?
	Introduction
	Skills and Training for Decent Work and Just Transitions
		Policy, Systems and Institutions
		Vocational Knowledge
		Critical Capabilities Approach (CCA) and VET for Community Development
		Skills for Sustainable Development
	References
Index