History, Debate and Theory

The Politics of Urban Space in Mumbai: ‘Citizens’ versus the Urban Poor

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

Street Vending and Public Policy: A Global Review

This journal article provides a general contemporary overview of street vending around the world, with a focus on “the major issues...

Global Labor Standards: Their Impact and implementation

Political Economy Research Institute Working Paper Series, No. 46

Social Policy and Inequality in Latin America: A Review of Recent Trends

Is Informal Normal? Towards More and Better Jobs in Developing Countries

Criminalising the Livelihoods of the Poor: The impact of formalising informal trading on female and migrant traders in Durban

According to the author’s of this report, the policy of the eThekwini Municipality in South Africa on informal economy, encompassing informal...

Global Recession and the Informal Economy: Evidence from Latin America and Beyond

Facing the Facts: Acknowledging the informal economy in anti-poverty policies and services

Most people who work informally are forced to do so to make ends meet rather than out of a desire to cheat the system. Yet by working in...

National Policy on Urban Street Vendors