Livelihoods

Rescaling the State, Restructuring Social Relations

Addressing inequality and economic marginalisation

Cape Town: Institute for African Alternatives

Earning their keep and keeping what they earn: A critique of organizing strategies for South Asian women in the informal sector

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Women in the Indian Informal Economy: Collective Strategies for Work Life Improvement and Development

Small and Medium Enterprises Across the Globe

Abstract: This paper analyzes the relationship between the relative size of the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Sector and the business...

Unleashing the Economic Potential of Agglomeration in African Cities

This paper is part of the Global Urban Economic Dialogue Series of UN-Habitat. UN-Habitat describes the paper as follows: “Rapid urbanisation...

The Regularising State

This article discusses a form of informality widely prevalent in small and medium cities in Maharashtra, called gunthewari. It is an examination...

Special Report on the Informal Economy

Report on ILO Recommendation 204 which focuses on “Ending Informality”, and stands for social inclusion, social justice and a...

Street Vendors and Cities

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO.

Recognizing Domestic Workers, Regulating Domestic Work: Conceptual, Measurement, and Regulatory Challenges