Theme: Urban Planning and Design

Promoting the Interests of Women in the Informal Economy: An Analysis of Street Trader Organizations in South Africa

Centre for Social and Development Studies (CSDS) Research Report, No. 19

Working Paper 12: Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Philippines and Quezon City

This paper considers whether national and local government budgets in the Philippines make a difference to informal economy workers – particularly...

Mixed-Use Zoning and Home-Based Production in India

This technical brief critically assesses land-use zoning regulations, both generally and specifically in India, with particular reference...

It’s Time to Welcome the Informal Workforce to the Urban Policy Table

In the first of a series of articles on urban livelihoods focused on inclusive urban planning for the working poor produced through a collaboration...

Informal Economic Strategies: Advocacy For Street Vendors In Brazil

This paper is an introduction to informal labor; the politico-territorial characteristics of street vendor commerce in the city of Sao Paolo;...

Can Waste-Picking Be a Good Career?

This Next City article, about KKPKP and SWaCH, has been posted here on WIEGO’s website with permission from Next City.

Legal reforms for the self-employed: three urban cases

Four out of five urban workers in modern India are engaged in the informal economy, and half of these are self-employed. This article examines...

The nature of the South African informal sector as reflected in the quarterly labour-force survey, 2008-2014

Abstract of this REDI working paper: This paper presents an analysis of the nature of, and recent trends in, the South African informal sector...

Supporting Informal Livelihoods in Public Space: A Toolkit for Local Authorities

This toolkit is designed to assist city officials and other local authorities to adopt an inclusive approach to managing public space that...

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