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Theme: History, Debate and Theory

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  • Journal Articles

    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...

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    Special Issue on Labor Law Reforms in India

    The issue features an article on law and the self-employed in India (see pp 133-150, Legal Reforms for the Self-Employed: Three Urban Cases),...

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    Linking Trade and Labour Standards: A Promising Synergy or Double-edged Sword? Acta Juridica

    Trade liberalisation is increasingly promoted and regulated through regional, bilateral or unilateral trade arrangements. In recent years...

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  • Research Reports

    Old and New Forms of Informal Labour

    Note from WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference. 

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  • Journal Articles

    Revisiting Labour Markets: Implications Implications for Macroeconomics and Social Protection

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    From Rice Bowl to Safety Net: Insecurity and Social Protection during China’s Transition

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  • Books & Book Chapters

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

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  • Research Reports

    Extending Social Protection to Informal Workers in the Horticulture Global Value Chain

    Social Protection Discussion Paper Series, No. 0216

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Definitions, Data and the Informal Economy in South Africa: A Critical Analysis

    Chapter can be accessed through Google Scholar or download the book, The Development Decade? in its entirety.

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