Theme: History, Debate and Theory

Global Recession and the Informal Economy: Evidence from Latin America and Beyond

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

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. ...

Beyond Formality and Informality

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

Note from WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference. 

Chains of Production, Ladders of Protection: Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy

Self Employed Women : A Profile of SEWA’s Membership

Abstract: This booklet provides a thorough analysis of the membership of SEWA, Self Employed Women‟s Association. SEWA is an officially registered...

Social pensions and policy learning: The case of southern Africa

Informalization, Economic Growth and the Challenge of Creating Viable Labor Standards in Developing Countries

Political Economy Research Institute Working Paper Series, No. 60

The State of the Informal Economy

Available as a download from HSRC Press website