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Mamuna Mohammed, a head load porter (kayayei), carries bananas through Agbogbloshie Market in Accra, Ghana

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  • Journal Articles

    Changes in Official Attitudes Towards Urban Agriculture in AccraAfrican Studies Quarterly

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  • Research Reports

    Sumário Executivo – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal: Catadores de Nakuru, Quênia

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  • Journal Articles

    ASR Forum: Engaging with African Informal Economies: Social Inclusion of Adverse Incorporation? INCORPORATION? (Introduction)African Studies Review

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  • Journal Articles

    Community-level adaptation to minimize vulnerability and exploit opportunities in Kampala’s wetlandsEnvironment and Urbanization

    This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. 

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  • Research Reports

    The Informal Economy in South Africa: Issues, Debates and Policies – Reflections after an Exposure Dialogue Programme

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  • Research Reports

    Organizing in the Informal Economy: A Case Study of the Minibus Taxi Industry in South Africa

    In Focus Programme. SEED Working Paper, No. 39

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  • Working Papers

    South Africa’s Informal Economy: A Statistical Profile

    This paper presents a statistical profile of informal employment in South Africa from 2005 to 2007, and attempts to identify the economic...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Chapter 4 – From Street to Informal Shopping Concourse: Urban Design Solutions

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  • Journal Articles

    Privatizing Collective Public Goods – Re-fracturing the Public and Re-Segmenting Labour Markets. A Case Study of Street Cleaning in Johannesburg, South Africa

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  • Journal Articles

    Health Risks and Informal Employment in South Africa: Does Formality Protect Health?International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

    The association between work and health has not been well explored in the context of economically developing countries, largely due to inadequate...

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