
All posts in Africa
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Journal Articles
Capitalism and the Common Man: Peasants and Petty Production in Africa and South AsiaAgrarian South: Journal of Political Economy
Abstract: In 1976, the political sociologist of Africa, Gavin Williams, controversially ‘took the part of peasants’ in an essay, the critique...
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Books & Book Chapters
The State of the Informal Economy
Available as a download from HSRC Press website
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Research Reports
Organising in the Informal Economy: A Case Study of the Building Industry in South Africa
SEED Working Paper, No. 38
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Technical Briefs
Major International Events and the Working Poor: Selected Lessons for Social Actors Stemming from the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa
This technical brief explores issues that arose before, during and after the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, with the aim of informing...
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Books & Book Chapters
National Labour Legislation in an Informal Context: Women Workers in Export Horticulture in South Africa
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Worker Story
Location, Location, Location: The Life of a Refugee Street Barber in Durban, South Africa
Choma Choma Nalushaka made an arduous journey from war-torn Congo to South Africa—then waited years for his family to join him. He has established...
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Research Reports
Executive Summary: Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers
The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive...
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Books & Book Chapters
Informality and Inclusive Green Growth
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Technical Briefs
Using Administrative Law to Secure Informal Livelihoods: Lessons from South Africa
Although informal workers make up the broad base of the work force in many countries, legal frameworks often fail to protect and support...
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Journal Articles
The tangled web of associational life: Urban governance and the politics of popular livelihoods in Nigeria
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