History, Debate and Theory

Livelihoods (Un)Employment and Social Safety Nets: Reflections from Recent Studies in KwaZulu-Natal

Informal Labour in the Construction Industry in Kenya: A Case Study of Nairobi

Social Protection in Africa: Evidence, Politics, and Rights

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

Measuring the Unorganized Sector in India

Introductory Paper for the Africa Regional Workshop on Informal Workers/Producers in Food and Forest Global Commodity Chains

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...

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...

Gender, informality and poverty

From the paper’s introduction: In this paper we shall argue that it is not informality per se, but the nature of work and its relation...

Mean Streets: Migration, Xenophobia and Informality in South Africa