Livelihoods

Editorial: Urban livelihoods: reframing theory and policy

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. This paper, which also serves as an introduction to this...

Employment Relationships and Organizing Strategies in the Informal Construction Sector

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

Informalization from above, informalization from below: Options for organization

Unionizing informal workers in Ghana

Abstract: This article very briefly introduces the Ghanaian informal economy and some of the organisations that operate within it, making...

The Manchester Road: Women and the Informalization of Work in South Africa’s Footwear Industry

Abstract: The article discusses the informalization of work in the footwear industry of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and its impact on...

Informal Employment in India and China

Informality, Employment and Economic Development in the Arab World

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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...