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    No Cushion to Fall Back On – Executive Summary

    Report available in English here.Informe disponible en español aquí.Fact Sheet available in English here.Ficha Técnica disponible en español...

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    Problems with Temporary and Subcontracted Work in California

    The nature of employment is changing. Employees are increasingly seen as liabilities rather than assets, and so workers are kept at arm’s...

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    Special Issue on Unorganized WorkersThe Indian Journal of Industrial Relations

    The informal economy has always existed in India, but it was seen neither as an important part of the economy, nor as a theoretical category...

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    The Informal Sector in Ghana

    From the paper: 80 percent of the Ghanaian workforce is employed in the informal sector. The sector is characterized by underemployment,...

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    Stockbrokers turned sandwich vendors: the economic crisis and small-scale food retailing in Southeast Asia

    This paper examines narratives of the transformations in the small-scale food-retailing sector in urban Southeast Asia. The recent Asian...

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    Monitoring Donor and IFI Support Behind Country-owned Poverty Reduction Strategies in Ghana

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    Urban Informal Workers: Representative Voice & Economic Rights

    Background Paper for 2013 World Development Report on Jobs    

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    Household Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa: Why They Matter for Growth, Jobs, and Livelihoods

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    Informal Sector and Employment Generation in Nigeria: An Error Correction Model

    Abstract: This paper examines the impact of informal sector on employment generation in Nigeria during the period 1970 to 2010 making use...

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