History, Debate and Theory

Making labor law work for part-time and contingent workers

Informality, Inclusiveness, and Economic Growth: An Overview of Key Issues

According to their website, “IDRC commissioned this working paper on “Informality, Inclusiveness, and Economic Growth” by James Heintz...

Constraints on Policy Making Towards the Informal Economy in Indonesia: Lessons of the Current Decade

This study was undertaken as part of an effort to draw out policy lessons learnt since the systemic shock triggered by the 1997/98 crisis,...

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...

The Informal Economy: Recent Trends, Future Directions

Abstract: Informal employment represents more than half of nonagricultural employment in most developing regions, contributes to the overall...

From Local to Global and Informal to Formal: Entering Mainstream Markets

We are Poor but So Many: The Story of Self-Employed Women in India

The Idea of Work

Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Regional Review

Getting Institutions Right? Local Government and Street Traders in Four South African Cities