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Building Inclusive Cities: Highlights from the Inclusive Cities Project
This publication features case studies and profiles highlighting successful interventions by organizations of informal workers and includes...
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Women and Employment in Africa: A Framework For Action
Background Document commissioned by the Danish Foreign Ministry for the Second Conference of the Africa Commission in November 2008
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Construyendo Ciudades Inclusivas: Aspectos destacados del proyecto Ciudades Inclusivas
Este folleto se basa en las lecciones aprendidas durante el Proyecto Ciudades Inclusivas, que se desarrolló entre 2009-2015. El Proyecto...
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Membership-Based Organizations of the Poor
The chapters in this book analyse different types of membership based organizations of the poor (MBOP). The book is characterised by a conviction...
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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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Reality and Analysis: Personal and Technical Reflections on the Working Lives of Six Women
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Supporting Workers in the Informal Economy: A Policy Framework
Paper Prepared for ILO Task Force on the Informal Economy
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Mainstreaming Informal Employment and Gender in Poverty Reduction: A Handbook for Policymakers and Other Stakeholders
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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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