Livelihoods

A Re-Examination of the Urban Informal Sector in West Africa

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...

Urban Livelihoods and Food and Nutrition Security in Greater Accra, Ghana

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Research Report, No. 112

On the Charts, Off the Tracks: Disconnected Development in Ambur Town, Tamil Nadu Economic and Political Weekly

This paper on Ambur town of Tamil Nadu, an important hub for leather goods production, catering primarily to an international market, explores...

Perceptions of Costs and Benefits of Informal-Formal Linkages: Market and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

This paper investigates ways in which linkages between the informal and formal segments of an economy yield benefits to, or impose costs...

Home-Based Workers and Cities

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO.   Abstract: This paper explores the impact of local government...

Decent Work for Domestic Workers

ILO: Geneva

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

Reducing the health inequalities associated with employment conditions

Social policy and collective action: Unemployed workers, community associations, and protest in Argentina

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