History, Debate and Theory

Globalization and the Informal Economy: How Global Trade and Investment Impact on the Working Poor

This paper examines the impact of globalization on those who work in the informal economy, with a special emphasis on women workers and producers. ...

Urbanization and (In)formalization

Abstract: Two of the great stylized predictions of development theory, and two of the great expectations of policy makers as indicators of...

Domestic workers, informal construction workers, and the state…and almost everything else

Note from WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference. 

Progress of the World’s Women 2005: Women, Work and Poverty

Available in English here Disponible en español aquí Disponible en français ici 

Social Security and the Changing Labour Market: Access for Non-standard and Informal Workers in South Africa

Informal Income Opportunities and Urban Employment in Ghana

Rethinking Informalization: Poverty, Precarious Jobs and Social Protection

Is Informal Normal? Towards More and Better Jobs in Developing Countries

The State of the Informal Economy

Available as a download from HSRC Press website

Rethinking the Informal Economy: From Enterprise Characteristics to Employment Relations