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  • Working Papers

    Inclusive Urban Planning for the Working Poor: Planning Education Trends and Potential Shift

    Current urban planning education, supported by prevailing legislation, negatively impacts on the livelihoods and shelter options of the urban...

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  • Research Reports

    Situação Social das Catadoras e dos Catadores de Material Reciclável e Reutilizável (Região Centro-Oeste)

    Coordenação – Sandro Pereira Silva, Fernanda Lira Goes, Albino Rodrigues Alvarez   Relatórios sobre outras regiões: Nordeste NorteSudeste Sul ...

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  • Journal Articles

    The unexpected power of informal workers in the public square: A comparison of Mexican and U.S. organizing models

    Abstract: Street vendors in Mexico and day laborers in the United States, both groups of informal workers who labor in public space, face...

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  • Research Reports

    Hawkers and the Urban Informal Sector: A Study of Street Vending in Seven Cities

    The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the problems of street vendors in urban areas. The study discusses the profession...

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  • Policy Briefs

    India’s National Policy on Urban Street Vendors

    India is one of very few countries to have developed a National Policy on Urban Street Vendors. Adopted in 2004, its objective is to promote...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Innovative Practices for the Urban Informal Economy

    An expert group meeting was convened to discuss case studies of regulatory inform of the urban informal sector in six developing country...

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  • Journal Articles

    Waste Pickers and Cities

    This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO.  

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    Policies, Regulations and Organizational Capacity of Women Street Vendors in Kenya

    IDS Discussion Paper Number 299

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  • Technical Briefs

    Major International Events and the Working Poor: Selected Lessons for Social Actors Stemming from the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa

    This technical brief explores issues that arose before, during and after the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, with the aim of informing...

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  • Journal Articles

    Territorial Legends: Politics of Indigeneity, Migration, and Urban Citizenship in Pasighat

    Exploring how the policy of protection of indigenous people works on the ground in Pasighat, a town in Arunachal Pradesh, this paper brings...

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