Africa

Disempowerment from Below: Informal Enterprise Networks and the Limits of Political Voice in NigeriaOxford Development Studies

Abstract: Decentralized governance has enjoyed limited success in promoting popular livelihoods and political voice among informal actors....

The National Labour Force And Child Activities Survey 2011/12

Livelihood Strategies in African Cities: The Case of Residents in Bamenda

Abstract: This paper, in the African Review of Economics and Finance, analyses the livelihood strategies of residents in the city of Bamenda,...

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Greater Monrovia

Local Government in Transition – A Gendered Analysis of Trends in Urban Policy and Practice Regarding Street Trading in Five South African Cities

Centre for Social and Development Studies (CSDS) Research Report, No. 18

Adverse incorporation and agrarian policy in South Africa: Or, how not to connect the rural poor to growth

(Paper presented at the Escaping Poverty Traps: Connecting the Chronically Poor to Economic Growth Conference, Washington, D.C., 26-27 February,...

Organizing Reclaimers in Tshwane, South Africa: Lessons from the Top Down and Bottom Up Experiences

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

Understanding Formal and Informal Economy Labour Market Dynamics: A Conceptual and Statistical Review with Reference to South Africa

An Employment-Targeted Economic Program for South Africa.” International Poverty Centre Country Study

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...