History, Debate and Theory

Identity Economics: Social Networks and the Informal Economy in Nigeria

Definitions, Data and the Informal Economy in South Africa: A Critical Analysis

Chapter can be accessed through Google Scholar or download the book, The Development Decade? in its entirety.

Social Security for Informal Economy Workers in Indonesia: Looking for Flexible and Highly Targeted Programmes

In Indonesia about 17% of the employed population enjoys formal social security mainly employees of the formal sector. With respect to health...

Relations of Production and Modes of Surplus Extraction in India: Part II – ‘Informal’ Industry

This paper uses aggregate-level data, as well as case-studies, to trace the evolution of some key structural features of the Indian economy,...

Neoliberal policies and informal labor in the Arab region

This paper was produced as a contribution to the 2016 Arab Watch Report on Economic and Social Rights, which focused on informal labor in...

Linking the Formal and Informal Economy: Concepts and Policies

Social Protection and The Labour Market: Towards a Research Agenda

Report on Conditions of Work and Promotion of Livelihoods in the Unorganised Sector

Bailing out the World’s Poorest

From Rice Bowl to Safety Net: Insecurity and Social Protection during China’s Transition