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Journal Articles
Pesticide Vendors in the Informal Sector: Trading Health for Income
Abstract: South African low-income communities face many challenges (e.g., insufficient housing, poor service delivery, and abject poverty);...
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Journal Articles
The Work and Lives of Street Waste Pickers in Pretoria—A Case Study of Recycling in South Africa’s Urban Informal EconomyUrban Forum
Abstract: High levels of unemployment are a permanent feature in the urban areas of many developing countries. South Africa is no exception...
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Research Reports
Street Trade in Kenya: The Contribution of Research in Policy Dialogue and Response
Paper for panel entitled “Urban Responses to Street Traders: A Comparative Perspective from India, Kenya, ...
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Books & Book Chapters
The possibilities for collective organization of informal port workers in Tema, Ghana
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Working Papers
Reclaiming Reusable and Recyclable Materials in Africa – A Critical Review of English Language Literature
This paper seeks to include Africa in the current international conversations about the situation of informal workers such as waste pickers....
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Journal Articles
Economic consequences of injury and resulting family coping strategies in Ghana
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Research Reports
Employment, unemployment and informality in Zimbabwe: Concepts and data for coherent policy-making
Abstract: Despite a sharp fall in formal sector employment since the late 1990s, Zimbabwe’s unemployment rate has remained below 10 per cent....
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Policy Briefs
The Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme: Assessing Access by Informal Workers
In 2003 the Ghanaian government introduced, a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) – an, innovative and large scale attempt to extend,...
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Research Reports
A Report on Kayayei in Ghana
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Research Reports
Policy Recommendations, Informal Economy Monitoring Study – Nakuru’s Waste Pickers: Realities & Recommendations
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