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

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  • WIEGO Publication Series

    Informal Economy Budget Analysis: Accra Metropolis

    WIEGO’s Informal Economy Budget Analysis (IEBA) examines how government budgets address the needs and interests of different groups of informal...

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  • Journal Articles

    The dilemma of managing the challenges of street vending in public spaces: The case of Enugu City, Nigeria

    Abstract: Urbanisation trend in sub-Saharan Africa in general and Nigeria in particular, is characterised by rapid urban population growth...

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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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  • Resource Documents

    Perceptions of Costs and Benefits of Informal-Formal Linkages: Market and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

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  • Research Reports

    The Investment Climate for the Informal Economy: A Case of Durban, South Africa

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Dumping on Women: Gender and privatisation of waste management

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  • Research Reports

    Organizing in the Informal Economy: A Case Study of Street Trading in South Africa

    IFP/SEED Working Paper No. 36. Geneva, ILO, 2002.

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Chapter 2 – Turning Warwick Around

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Street Traders and their Organisations in South Africa

    From the booklet, “The main aim of the research and booklet is to help build strong local and national organisations so that street...

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  • Research Reports

    Executive Summary-Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Durban, South Africa

    This report examines street vending in Durban, South Africa. The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) seeks to provide credible, grounded...

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