Africa

Santé et sécurité au travail pour les traiteurs indigènes d’Accra (Ghana)

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Social Capital, Social Liabilities, and Political Capital: Social Networks and Informal Manufacturing in NigeriaAfrican Affairs

Abstract: This article addresses the question of why social networks have failed to promote economic development in Africa when they have...

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana

Budgeting and the Informal Economy in Accra, Ghana

About 86 per cent of Ghanaian workers work in the informal economy but together they earn only 40 per cent of national income. This is because...

Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa

This report is part of the The Africa Development Forum Series. “The Africa Development Forum Series was created in 2009 to focus on...

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. 

Chains of Fortune: Linking Women Producers and Workers with Global Markets

Informal Economy Employment Data In South Africa: A Critical Analysis

Addressing inequality and economic marginalisation

Cape Town: Institute for African Alternatives

Extending health and safety protection to informal workers: an analysis of small scale mining in KwaZulu-Natal

School of Development Studies Research Report 76