Theme: Livelihoods

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...

Livelihood Strategies in African Cities: The Case of Residents in Bamenda

Abstract: This paper, in the African Review of Economics and Finance, analyses the livelihood strategies of residents in the city of Bamenda,...

Sustainable Urban Livelihoods and Marketplace Social Capital: Crisis and Strategy in Petty Trade

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