The principal theoretical schools of thought that, in pioneering fashion, first studied the informal sector, generally viewed it as a burden on development; this was a burden that-it was maintained-could be eased depending on the degree to which economies were able to sustain adequate growth rates .
Las principales corrientes teóricas que en forma pionera se ocuparon del sector informal la consideraron, en forma general, como un lastre para el desarrollo; un lastre que -se pensaba- desaparecería en la medida que las economías mantuviesen un ritmo adecuado de crecimiento .