Theme: Livelihoods

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,...

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

The Informal Economy, Insecurity and Social Cohesion in Latin America

Waste and Development – Perspectives from the Ground

While waste pickers provide vital services to their communities, their municipalities and the environment – they generally face very difficult...

Informal Employment in India and China

Securing Livelihoods-Special Edition

Contents of this Special Edition of The Economist include: –Long-term living standards –Crises and their impact –Technology...

The e-waste conundrum: Balancing evidence from the North and on-the-ground developing countries’ realities for improved managementAfrican Review of Economics and Finance

Abstract from African Review of Economics and Finance: E-waste is currently the fastest-growing waste stream, posing major global management...

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

Abstract: