Livelihoods

Street Vendor Livelihoods and Everyday Politics in Hanoi, Vietnam: The Seeds of a Diverse Economy?

Global Wage Report 2012/13: Wages and Equitable Growth (Chinese)

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...

The Other Path of the Law

Analyzing how informal economic activity influences jurisprudence.  

“I carry people and goods across the border for a living”

Informal cross-border couriers (bomalayisha) have transported people and goods between Zimbabwe and South Africa for several decades.

Does Informal Employment Exist in the United States and Other Developed Countries? New Solutions

Abstract: This editorial argues that informal employment does exist in developed countries and needs to be studied as such to complement...

Maid to Order: Ending Abuses Against Migrant Domestic Workers in Singapore

Small Firms, the Informal Sector, and the Devil’s Deal

Informalization from above, informalization from below: Options for organization

Unionizing informal workers in Ghana

Abstract: This article very briefly introduces the Ghanaian informal economy and some of the organisations that operate within it, making...

The Manchester Road: Women and the Informalization of Work in South Africa’s Footwear Industry

Abstract: The article discusses the informalization of work in the footwear industry of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and its impact on...