Urban Planning and Design

Managing Informality: Local Government Practices and Approaches Towards the Informal Economy in Africa

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We Need to Start Respecting Informal Workers

In the midst of rapid urbanization, the question of whether and how to formalize the informal economy is a growing concern.

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...

Gender and informal livelihoods: Coping strategies and perceptions of waste pickers in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America

This article (read the abstract here) was published in a special issue of the International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. The special...

Street Traders and the Emerging Spaces for Urban Voice and Citizenship in African Cities

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Foreigner Street Traders Working in Inner City Durban: Local Government Policy Challenges

Managing Resources, Activities, and Risk in Urban India: The Impact of SEWA Bank

Getting Institutions Right? Local Government and Street Traders in Four South African Cities

Dumping on Women: Gender and privatisation of waste management

Organising Street Vendors: “Gente de Confiar” Radio Progamme, Lima, Peru

An authentically democratic community requires open channels of communication between citizens. Street markets offer a natural setting for...