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

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  • Research Reports

    Sumário Executivo – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal: Catadores de Nakuru, Quênia

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  • Journal Articles

    ASR Forum: Engaging with African Informal Economies: Social Inclusion of Adverse Incorporation? INCORPORATION? (Introduction)African Studies Review

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  • Journal Articles

    Community-level adaptation to minimize vulnerability and exploit opportunities in Kampala’s wetlandsEnvironment and Urbanization

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

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  • Research Reports

    Deciphering African Informal Economies

    Note prepared for the WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference.

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  • Research Reports

    Constraints to Growth and Employment in Durban: Evidence from the Informal Economy

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  • Research Reports

    South Africa’s Informal Economy: Reflections From a Second Exposure Dialogue in Durban

    School of Development Studies Research Report No 90

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  • Organizing Briefs

    Options for Organizing Waste Pickers in South Africa

     This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series. View list of all WIEGO briefs.

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    Securing Livelihoods: A Gendered Analysis of Support Interventions available to Street Traders in the Durban Metropolitan Area

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  • Research Reports

    The Urban Informal Workforce: Street Vendors

    These findings are based on research conducted in 2012 as part of the Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS), a project under Inclusive...

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Mean Streets: Migration, Xenophobia and Informality in South Africa

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