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Mamuna Mohammed, a head load porter (kayayei), carries bananas through Agbogbloshie Market in Accra, Ghana

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Poverty, Legal Empowerment and Informal Business in South Africa

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Welfare, Development and Growth: Lessons from South Africa

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  • Journal Articles

    The dynamics of local innovations among formal and informal enterprises: Stories from rural South Africa

    Abstract: Exploiting the developmental potential of innovation for marginalised communities requires a context-specific understanding of...

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    Mapping of Waste Pickers and Organizations Supporting Waste Pickers in Kenya

    Report commissioned by WIEGO

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  • Journal Articles

    Education and earnings in urban West Africa

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Informal workers in Kenya and transnational organizing: Networking and leveraging resources

    Abstract:

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  • Journal Articles

    Chemicals Management and Occupational Health in Tanzania. Challenges and Strategies for Improvement

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    Occupational Health & Safety for Market and Street Traders in Accra and Takoradi, Ghana

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  • Journal Articles

    The Informal Sector, Productivity, and Enforcement in West Africa: A Firm-level AnalysisReview of Development Economics

    This article is included in a special issue of the journal which includes 11 articles focused on informality. 

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  • Research Reports

    Policy Recommendations, Informal Economy Monitoring Study – Nakuru’s Waste Pickers: Realities & Recommendations

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