History, Debate and Theory

Voice Regulation in the Informal Economy and New Forms of Work

Abstract:This paper draws comparisons between the situation of Black workers in Apartheid South Africa and workers in the contemporary South...

Informality, Gender and Poverty: A Global Picture

May 27, 2006

Dynamic Social Security: Securing social stability and economic development

Developments and Trends Global Report 2010, ISSA

Labour in Urban Areas

Informalization, Economic Growth and the Challenge of Creating Viable Labor Standards in Developing Countries

Political Economy Research Institute Working Paper Series, No. 60

Measuring the Unorganized Sector in India

Work-Related Social Protection for Informal Workers

Abstract:

Policy Resource Guide on the Informal Economy and Decent Work

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Social Policy and Employment: Rebuilding the Connections

This brief points to the inappropriate decoupling of social policy from employment objectives and outlines their intrinsic links. It argues...

The Urban Informal Economy: Enhanced Knowledge, Appropriate Policies and Effective Organization