History, Debate and Theory

Women Entrepreneurs in the Informal Economy: Is formalization the only solution for business sustainability?

The existing marketing, strategy and economics literature have little to offer by way of recommendations to promote entrepreneurship in the...

Social Policy and Employment: Rebuilding the Connections

This brief points to the inappropriate decoupling of social policy from employment objectives and outlines their intrinsic links. It argues...

Defining and Categorizing Organizations of Informal Workers in Developing and Developed Countries

This organizing brief, written for researchers and activists concerned about informal workers, aims to capture the full range of or­ganizational...

Proven Methodologies for Successful Income Generating Projects in Neighbourhood Upgrading Programs

Guidelines produced for the IADB to help their functionaries responsible for developing low income settlement upgrading to incorporate local...

Women and Employment in Africa: A Framework For Action

Background Document commissioned by the Danish Foreign Ministry for the Second Conference of the Africa Commission in November 2008

Learning From Experience: A Gendered Approach to Social Protection for Workers in the Informal Economy

This publication provides a framework of analysis and an overview of current practice in social protection. It was created to serve as a...

Employment, Incomes and Equality: A Strategy for Increasing Productive Employment in Kenya

A report of an inter- agency team financed by the United Nations Development Programme and organised by the International Labour Office to...

Rethinking Informalization: Poverty, Precarious Jobs and Social Protection

Conceptualizing Informality: Regulation and Enforcement

Identity Economics: Social Networks and the Informal Economy in Nigeria