Theme: Livelihoods

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

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The Informal Sector in Jinja, Uganda: Implications of Formalization and Regulation

Informalization from above, informalization from below: Options for organization

Informality and Collective Organising: identities, alliances and transnational activism in Africa

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Rethinking the Informal Economy: In an Era of Global Integration and Labor Market Flexibility

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...

Pesticide Vendors in the Informal Sector: Trading Health for Income

Abstract: South African low-income communities face many challenges (e.g., insufficient housing, poor service delivery, and abject poverty);...

Crítica ao Maneo Humano em Belo Horizonte

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

Informalidad, inseguridad y cohesión social en América Latina