All posts in Africa
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Journal Articles
The e-waste conundrum: Balancing evidence from the North and on-the-ground developing countries’ realities for improved managementAfrican Review of Economics and Finance
Abstract from African Review of Economics and Finance: E-waste is currently the fastest-growing waste stream, posing major global management...
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Budget Briefs
Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Greater Monrovia
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Book Review: “A Bridge Between Trade Unions and Social Movements in Contemporary South Africa” by Ercüment Celik
The book review is on pages 9 – 10 of the newsletter.
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Journal Articles
The Manchester Road: Women and the Informalization of Work in South Africa’s Footwear Industry
Abstract: The article discusses the informalization of work in the footwear industry of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and its impact on...
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Books & Book Chapters
Chapter 5 – Tackling Urban Management Issues: A Cooperative Effort
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Journal Articles
Myths of Globalisation: Private Regulation and Farm Worker Livelihoods on Western Cape FarmsTransformation
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Books & Book Chapters
Nurturing a culture of compliance with domestic workers’ rights in South Africa
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Journal Articles
Accumulation by dispossession and the informal economy – Struggles over knowledge, being and waste at a Soweto garbage dumpEnvironment and Planning D: Society and Space
Melanie Samson, former coordinator of WIEGO’s work with waste pickers in Africa, recently published an article entitled “Accumulation...
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Research Reports
Resumen de los resultados del estudio sobre las trabajadoras en empleo informal y el cuidado infantil en seis organizaciones con base de miembros de trabajadoras pobres
Esta publicación es un resumen de “Nuestros niños no reciben la atención que merecen”: Una síntesis de los resultados de la investigación...
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Research Reports
Economic Report on Africa: Developing African Agriculture Through Regional Value Chains
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