Urban Planning and Design

Chapter 6 – Conclusion

Enfrentando a Crise: Recessão Persistente,Inflação Crescente, e a Força de Trabalho Informal (Sumário Executivo)

Report available in English here. Relatório disponível em português aqui. Informe disponible en español aquí.  

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...

The Urban Imperative Towards Competitive Cities

From the OUP website:  “The volume emphasizes the need to rethink cities and to imagine a better urban future by providing the reader...

Enhancing Productivity in the Urban Informal Economy

This publication argues for a radical and new policy paradigm, to promote inclusion of informal workers in urban dialogues, and mainstream...

Inclusive Public Spaces for Informal Livelihoods: A Discussion Paper for Urban Planners and Policy Makers

The Discussion Paper opens with a brief overview of academic discourse and policy debates on public space. Section II presents recent statistical...

Part I: The Making and Unmaking of a Model Market for Street Vendors

Nothing about us without us: A case study of the dynamics of the informal workplace in Mitchell’s Plain Town Centre

This research paper is part of the Development and Labour Monograph Series.

The Trade Policy Context

Labor Market Informalization and Social Policy: Distributional Links and the Case of Homebased Workers

Vassar College Economics Working Paper, No. 60