Africa

Africa’s Informal Economies: Thirty Years onSAIS Review

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Nakuru, Kenya

The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal workers are affected by and respond...

Bringing Formal Business Laws to Cameroon’s Informal Sector: Lessons and Cautions from the Tax Law ExampleWashington University Global Studies Law Review

Abstract: A substantial majority of non-agricultural workers in a developing country such as Cameroon engage in legal businesses below the...

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...

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...

Informal Economy Budget Analysis: Greater Monrovia

Constraints to Growth and Employment in Durban: Evidence from the Informal Economy

South Africa’s Informal Economy: Reflections From a Second Exposure Dialogue in Durban

School of Development Studies Research Report No 90

Options for Organizing Waste Pickers in South Africa

 This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series. View list of all WIEGO briefs.

Securing Livelihoods: A Gendered Analysis of Support Interventions available to Street Traders in the Durban Metropolitan Area