Africa

Africa’s Informal Economies: Thirty Years onSAIS Review

Wage Gaps and Job Sorting in African Manufacturing

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Why Evictions Do Not Deter Street Traders: Case Study in Accra, GhanaGhana Social Science Journal

Abstract: Like many major cities in developing countries, Accra faces increasing congestion of vehicles, pedestrians and traders around its...

Human Development Report: Liberia

Briefing note on Liberia for the Human Development Report 2015

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...

WIEGO Resource Document – Informal Economy Budget Analysis: Greater Monrovia

This paper aims to assess whether the government budget in Liberia address the needs of informal workers, in particular street vendors, market...

The State of the Informal Economy

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Trade unions and the challenge of the informalisation of work

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Chapter 3 – Different Sectors, Different Challenges

Have Minimum Wages Benefited South Africa’s Domestic Service Workers?

African Development and Poverty Reduction: The Macro-Micro Linkage. Forum Paper 2004.