Africa

Organizando a Indústria da Paciência: Perfil de uma Trabalhadora Doméstica em Maputo, Moçambique

Saúde & Segurança Ocupacional para Comerciantes e Vendedores Ambulantes em Acra e Takoradi, Gana

Africa’s Informal Economies: Thirty Years onSAIS Review

Collective Bargaining and Employment Relations in Kenya

From the Introduction:This paper provides an account of the development of the employment relationship in Kenya, noting the role of public...

Disempowerment from Below: Informal Enterprise Networks and the Limits of Political Voice in NigeriaOxford Development Studies

Abstract: Decentralized governance has enjoyed limited success in promoting popular livelihoods and political voice among informal actors....

Report on the Liberia Labour Force Survey 2010

From the ILO website: In 2010, the ILO supported Liberia in conducting a national Labour Force Survey. The survey report has recently been...

Home-Based Enterprises in Urban Space: Obligation for Strategic Planning?Berkeley Planning Journal

One major manifestation of rapid urbanization and underdevelopment is the re-emergence of informal sector activities. This trend includes...

Walking the tight rope: Informal livelihoods and social networks in a West African city

This book is about processes of ‘informalization’ in the West African city of Bissau in Guinea-Bissau. It begins with a historical account...

Challenging city imaginaries: Street traders’ struggles in Warwick Junction

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Moments of resistance: The struggle against informalization in the city of Cape Town

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