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Funding Development Through the Lens of Tax Justice and Social Protection
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Bega kwa Bega: Shoulder to Shoulder, Achieving Their Goals
By Leslie Vryenhoek
In a Nairobi slum, the women of Bega kwa Bega are checking linens—table runners, decorative cushion covers and an ingenious...
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The Panama Papers: Informality at the Tip of the Economic Pyramid
Informality is often defined as the failure to pay taxes due. And informality so defined is seen as a key challenge for the revenue systems...
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Cinco trabajadoras en empleo informal comparten sus dificultades para acceder a los servicios de salud
Las personas pobres enfrentan grandes desafíos para acceder a los servicios de salud. Sin embargo, las trabajadoras y trabajadores en condiciones...
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Five Women Informal Workers Share Their Challenges in Accessing Health Services
The poor face many challenges in accessing health services.
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La visibilidad importa: nuevas publicaciones enlazan género y problemas del reciclaje
Por Sonia Dias y Ana Carolina Ogando
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Informal Employment and the Global Financial Crisis in a Middle-Income Country
What happens to informal employment during an economic crisis? The conventional wisdom is that the informal sector—which consists of small,...
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Visibility Matters: New Publications Bridge Gender and Waste Issues
By Sonia Dias and Ana Carolina Ogando
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Un nuevo estudio de investigación da voz a los recicladores y las recicladoras
A menudo se ignora el hecho de que los recicladores y las recicladoras son capaces de expresar sus preocupaciones, responder a desafíos y...
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A New Research Study Gives Voice to Waste Pickers
The fact that waste pickers are capable of voicing their concerns, responding to challenges, and contributing to cities and to the urban...
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The People’s Economy and the Future of Cities
Revaben and her husband Narsingbhai sell vegetables from the sidewalk along one of eight new model roads in Ahmedabad, India. Between about...
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