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Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Nakuru, Kenya

The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal workers are affected by and respond...

Bwala Five FiveWorld Environment Magazine

This photodocumentary about “Ghana: Picking Waste for a Living” begins on page 56.

“We Are Good at Surviving”: Street Hustling in Addis Ababa’s Inner CityUrban Forum

Abstract: Recent studies of the informal economy have tried to understand how the politics of informal actors and their attempts at organizing...

A cross-sectional survey to assess household sanitation practices associated with uptake of “Clean Team” serviced home toilets in Kumasi, Ghana

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO.  

Livelihoods (Un)Employment and Social Safety Nets: Reflections from Recent Studies in KwaZulu-Natal

Organizing in the Informal Economy: A Case Study of the Minibus Taxi Industry in South Africa

In Focus Programme. SEED Working Paper, No. 39

The growth and organisation of a precariat: Working in the clothing industry in Johannesburg’s Inner city

7th GLU Conference, „The Politics of Labour and Development‟ 28-30 September 2011, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Chapter 1 – A Walk Through Warwick

Organizing in the Informal Economy: A Case Study of the Municipal Waste Management Industry in South Africa

SEED Working Paper No. 66 Abstract: Examines features of the municipal waste management sector in South Africa, including the legal and policy...

Sumário Executivo – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal: Vendedoras e vendedores ambulantes em Durban, na África do Sul