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Journal Articles
Why Evictions Do Not Deter Street Traders: Case Study in Accra, GhanaGhana Social Science Journal
Abstract: Like many major cities in developing countries, Accra faces increasing congestion of vehicles, pedestrians and traders around its...
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Research Reports
Unlocking the Labor Force: An Economic Update on Cameroon
From a news article by The World Bank about this paper: “The labor market in Cameroon is characterized by a large informal sector,...
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Journal Articles
Urban Markets in Lagos, Nigeria
An emerging body of work on farmers markets and other traditional retail markets has recently come into focus among scholars concerned with...
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Research Reports
“The Poor Also Must Live!” Market Demolition, Gentrification and the Quest for Survival in Lagos State
Report on demolition of traditional open markets, as part of the State government programme to develop Lagos into a “mega city”. This...
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Research Reports
Constraints to Growth and Employment in Durban: Evidence from the Informal Economy
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Research Reports
Reconceptualizing the urban “informal sector” in underdeveloped countries: An overview of the Brazilian, Indian and South African cases
Paper written for GLU Conference, Mumbai, 22-24 February 2009
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Journal Articles
Falling through the Regulatory Cracks: Street Selling of Pesticides and Poisoning among Urban Youth in South AfricaInternational Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
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Books & Book Chapters
Human Resource Development in the Informal Economy
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Journal Articles
The reproductive and occupational health of women street vendors in Johannesburg, South AfricaSocial Science and Medicine
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Waste management policy: implications for landfill waste salvagers in the Western CapeInternational Journal of Environment and Waste Management
Abstract: The City of Cape Town Solid Waste Management Department’s (CCTSWMD) design of a more formal, integrated and sustainable waste...
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