History, Debate and Theory

Rethinking Informalization: Poverty, Precarious Jobs and Social Protection

Conceptualizing Informality: Regulation and Enforcement

Identity Economics: Social Networks and the Informal Economy in Nigeria

The Informal Economy in Comparative Perspective

Employment and Income in the Informal Economy: A Micro Perspective

Globalization and the Informal Economy: How Global Trade and Investment Impact on the Working Poor

This paper examines the impact of globalization on those who work in the informal economy, with a special emphasis on women workers and producers. ...

Urbanization and (In)formalization

Abstract: Two of the great stylized predictions of development theory, and two of the great expectations of policy makers as indicators of...

Domestic workers, informal construction workers, and the state…and almost everything else

Note from WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference. 

Globalization and the Informal Economy: How Global Trade and Investment Impact on the Working Poor

Crowding in Care, Security and Micro-enterprise Formation: Revisiting the Role of the State in Poverty Reduction, and in Development