History, Debate and Theory

Labour Migration and Households: A Reconsideration of the Effects of the Social Pension on Labour Supply in South Africa

Barriers to Entry and Returns to Capital in Informal Activities: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Making labor law work for part-time and contingent workers

Policy Resource Guide on the Informal Economy and Decent Work

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Decent Work and the Informal Economy: Abstracts of working papers

The purpose of these papers was to identify the latest data and trends in the evolution of the informal economy around the world. Some of...

(In)dependent Contractor Misclassification

Numerous state-level studies show that between 10 and 20 percent of employers misclassify at least one worker as an independent contractor. ...

‘The State in a Changing World’; plus ça change?: Reflections from the south on the World Bank’s 1997 World Development Report

Abstract: Drawing on South African experiences, this paper provides a critical evaluation of the World Bank’s 1997 World Development...

Informal Employment in the Global South: Globalization, Production Relations and “Precarity”

This book presents original theory and research on precarious work in various parts of the world, identifying its social, political, and...

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

Crowding in Care, Security and Micro-enterprise Formation: Revisiting the Role of the State in Poverty Reduction, and in Development