Creative informality: a quantitative investigation on fashion businesses in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Authors

  • Cristiano Max Pereira Pinheiro Universidade Feevale
  • Thomás Czrnhak Universidade Feevale https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0814-1233
  • Carolina Blum Vorpagel Universidade Feevale

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22398/2525-2828.822102-116

Keywords:

Informality, Fashion businesses, Creative industries, Creative economy

Abstract

The informal economy concept has been assigned a myriad of meanings throughout history since its first definition. Among the main schools of thought that study this economic phenomenon, the legalist school takes the interventionist ineffectiveness as a causative element of informality. Thus, this study aims to identify the phenomenon of informality present in fashion production ventures, located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. An online questionnaire was used on economic agents in such production activities, quantitatively verifying the degree of informality that surrounds economic transactions, labor relations, and the creative output of such entities.

Author Biographies

Cristiano Max Pereira Pinheiro, Universidade Feevale

Doutor em Comunicação Social pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul.

Thomás Czrnhak, Universidade Feevale

Graduando em Bacharelado de Moda pela Universidade Feevale.

Carolina Blum Vorpagel, Universidade Feevale

Graduanda em Bacharelado de Moda pela Universidade Feevale.

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Published

2023-05-11

How to Cite

PINHEIRO, Cristiano Max Pereira; CZRNHAK, Thomás; VORPAGEL, Carolina Blum. Creative informality: a quantitative investigation on fashion businesses in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Journal Dialogue with Creative Economy, Rio de Janeiro, v. 8, n. 22, p. 102–116, 2023. DOI: 10.22398/2525-2828.822102-116. Disponível em: https://dialogo.espm.br/revistadcec-rj/article/view/456. Acesso em: 2 oct. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 22 (2023): Dossiê Moda e Economia Criativa

Section

Thematic Report: Fashion and creative economy

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