History, Debate and Theory

Beyond Formality and Informality

Presidential intervention and the changing ‘politics of survival’ in Kampala’s informal economyLondon School of Economics and Political Science

This paper uses the case of Uganda’s capital Kampala to explore how political configurations overturn structures of city governance, with...

Informality and Social Protection: Theory and Realities

Voice Regulation in the Informal Economy and New Forms of Work

Abstract:This paper draws comparisons between the situation of Black workers in Apartheid South Africa and workers in the contemporary South...

The Idea of Work

Good Practices in Safety, Health, and Working Conditions: Home workers, farmers, construction workers in Cambodia, Mongolia and Thailand

Informal Employment in the Transition Economy of Poland: The Case for Policies Leading to Legalization

Earnings Structures, Informal Employment, and Self-Employment: New Evidence from Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa

Representing the part-time and contingent workforce: Challenges for unions and public policy

Informalisation and the Reconfiguration of Labour Relations in the Durban Clothing Industry