Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-258) and index.
Chapter Introduction: What use is the concept of informality? -- part Part I Informality and its assets -- chapter 1 Defining informality -- chapter 2 The growing formlessness and unpredictability of social life -- chapter 3 Informality and styles of interaction -- part Part II Revealing the significance of informality -- chapter 4 Explaining cooperation -- chapter 5 Making music together -- chapter 6 The dynamics of innovation -- part Part III Informality in the changing world -- chapter 7 Technology and informality -- A connected world: towards a digital Utopia? -- chapter 8 Political change and informality.