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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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