INFORMAL ECONOMY AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL THOUGHT: A QUALITATIVE STUDY IN CONTEXT OF KAMRANGIRCHAR IN DHAKA DISTRICT

Abstract

Bangladesh is a developing country of the third world. Overpopulation, poverty and unemployment are three major obstacles of being developed. In absence of insufficient employment, proper skill and education, people have to select the way of self-employment for their survival. Thus, informal economy emerged in Bangladesh as a means of subsistence. Although informal economy is based on little enterprize with a low capital, it plays a great role in GDP(Gross Domestic Product) and GNP(Gross National Product).The informal sector accounted for more than the 40% of total gross value added of Bangladesh in2010.Sufficient documentation and opportunity can make it as the dictator of national development. Based on a labor force survey of ADB(Asian Development Bank),approximately 89% of the total number of jobs in the labor market are informal jobs.(Country report of Asian Development Bank,2010 ).But the significance of informal economy is not known to all and cannot extend in lack of study and authority's concern. Therefore, the key objective is to assess and explain the scope, significance and socio-economic context of informal sector through multidimensional analysis. Kamrangirchar has been selected as the study area.