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  • Research Reports

    Street Vending in African Cities: A Synthesis of Empirical Findings from Kenya, Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Uganda and South Africa

    Background Paper for the World Bank’s 2005 World Development Report

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    Informality in Latin America: Facts and Opportunities

    This paper was written as a contribution to a WIEGO/OECD project under the OECD Regional Reviews on Informality.

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    The Informal Economy in South Africa: Issues, Debates and Policies – Reflections after an Exposure Dialogue Programme

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    Autonomy, Security, and Voice: Informal Women Workers in Ahmedabad City, India

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    South Africa’s Informal Economy: Reflections From a Second Exposure Dialogue in Durban

    School of Development Studies Research Report No 90

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Bridging Perspectives

    This volume brings together the personal and technical reflections of a group of individuals who undertook a unique Exposure-Dialogue Programme...

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  • Research Reports

    Sin Colchón que Amortigüe la Caída: La Crisis Económica Global y los Trabajadores de la Economía Informal

    Report available in English here. Informe disponible en español aquí. Fact Sheet available in English here. Ficha Técnica disponible en español...

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  • Journal Articles

    ¿Qué derechos laborales tienen los trabajadores informales del servicio de limpia en la ciudad de México?: el caso de los trabajadores voluntarios y pepenadoresMétodhos

    El presente artículo tiene por objetivo demostrar que el servicio de limpia es un servicio público cuya realización corresponde al Gobierno...

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  • Research Reports

    Urban Paradigms and Legal Frameworks: A Global View

    This note considers the question of urban paradigms and street vending from a global point of view. While this research has identified multiple...

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