History, Debate and Theory

Organization, Regulation and Exploitation in the So-Called ‘Urban Informal Sector’

The Informal Economy in Developing Countries: An Introduction

Middle-class activism and the politics of the informal working class – A perspective on class relations and civil society in Indian cities

Abstract: This article compares political activism amongst members of the middle class and the informal working class in three Indian cities,...

Employment Change and Economic Vulnerability in the US

The Spatial Reproduction of Urban PovertyEconomic & Political Weekly

This article highlights, from the vantage point of workers in the resettlement colony, how the restructuring processes of large formal sector...

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,...

Mean Streets: Migration, Xenophobia and Informality in South Africa

Chains of Fortune: Linking Women Producers and Workers with Global Markets

The Investment Climate for Female Informal Businesses: A Case Study from Urban and Rural India

Dualism Revisited: A New Approach to the Problems of Dual Society in Developing Countries