Theme: Livelihoods

Informality in Africa: A Review

This paper examines the realities of informal employment in sub-Saharan Africa, where a significant proportion of employment activity and...

Paying Waste Pickers for Environmental Services: A Critical Examination of Options Proposed in Brazil

This Brief synthesizes the main conclusions of the research and the methodology proposed by the Brazilian Institute for Applied Economic...

We Need to Start Respecting Informal Workers

In the midst of rapid urbanization, the question of whether and how to formalize the informal economy is a growing concern.

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...

Working Women in an Urban Setting: Traders, Vendors and Food Security in Accra

Catadores nas políticas públicas

Especial – Vida nas ruas População em situação de rua e o direito à Cidade

Globalization and Securing Rights for Women Informal Workers in Asia

Organizing Labour in the Informal Economy: Institutional Forms & Relationships

Abstract in French and English. Article in English.

Two Economies? Mistaken Idea?

Ahmedabad’s BRT System: A Sustainable Urban Transport Panacea?Economic and Political Weekly

The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and the National Urban Transport Policy have given a boost to bus rapid transit systems...