Links with Economic Growth/Crisis

Push or Pull? Drivers of Female Labor Force Participation during India’s Economic Boom

Abstract: In the past twenty years, India’s economy has grown at increasing rates and now belongs to the fastest-growing economies...

Informality in the process of development and growth

Abstract: “Informality” is a term used to describe the collection of firms, workers, and activities that operate outside the...

Coping with Crises: Lingering Recession, Rising Inflation, and the Informal Workforce

In 2009, researchers in 14 urban locales in 10 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America conducted individual and focus group interviews...

The tangled web of associational life: Urban governance and the politics of popular livelihoods in Nigeria

Relatório Global Sobre os Salários 2012/13 Salários e Crescimento Equitativo (Resumo)

O Relatório Global de Salários 2012/13 olha para as diferenças de salários em todo o mundo e como eles foram influenciados pela crise econômica....

Decent Work and the Informal Economy

From the paper: “This brief sets out key issues, debates and concepts behind analytical discussions on the informal economy. It outlines...

The Triple Absence of Labour Rights: Triangular Labour Relations and Informalisation in the Construction and Garment Sectors in Delhi and Shanghai

Working Paper 32/17 from the Centre for Development Policy and Research presents a summary of the findings of “The ESRC-DFID Research...

Globalization and Homebased Workers

Governance Structure and Labour Market Outcomes in Garment Embellishment Chains

Summary of the Global Wage Report 2012/13 (Russian)

The Global Wage Report 2012/13 looks at differences in wages around the globe and how they have been influenced by the economic crisis. It...