History, Debate and Theory

Middle-class activism and the politics of the informal working class – A perspective on class relations and civil society in Indian cities

Abstract: This article compares political activism amongst members of the middle class and the informal working class in three Indian cities,...

‘Legal Empowerment of the Poor’ Versus ‘Right to the City’: Implications for Access to Housing in Urban Africa

The challenge of urban deprivation and exclusion in the urban South has given rise to varied and shifting policies and ideas. Two sets of...

Informality and Gender in the Labour Market for Muslims in India: Has education been a route out of poverty?

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...

Introduction: Informality—Concepts, Facts and Models

From the article: “This article introduces a symposium on informality which pushes forward the research frontier by presenting new...

From protection to repression: the politics of street vending

Abstract: The political evolution of Kampala under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has profoundly affected the fortunes of the city’s...

Chains of Fortune: Linking Women Producers and Workers with Global Markets

Globalization and Economic Reform as Seen From the Ground: SEWA’s Experience in India

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Dualism Revisited: A New Approach to the Problems of Dual Society in Developing Countries

Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Regional Review