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

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  • Journal Articles

    ‘The State in a Changing World’; plus ça change?: Reflections from the south on the World Bank’s 1997 World Development ReportJournal of International Development

    Abstract: Drawing on South African experiences, this paper provides a critical evaluation of the World Bank’s 1997 World Development...

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  • Journal Articles

    Dislocating modernity: Identity, space and representations of street trade in Durban, South Africa

    South Africa’s cities have experienced dramatic changes over the past decade. Cities are now home to a multiracial population, and have been...

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  • Research Reports

    Linking Safety Nets, Social Protection and Poverty Reduction: Directions for Africa

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  • Journal Articles

    The tangled web of associational life: Urban governance and the politics of popular livelihoods in Nigeria

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  • Presentations

    Strengthening Organizations: The Capacity-Building and Facilitation Programme in Ghana

    OHS Learning Meeting May 2011

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  • Advocacy Materials

    Afya na Usalama Katika Maeneo ya Kazi na Kazi za Nyumbani

    (Swahili) 

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Weekly LEDNA Newsletter May 30 2013

    Electronic newsletter from LEDNA (Local Economic Development Network of Africa) Topics include: Urbanization and poverty reduction: The role...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    African Newsletter on Occupational Health and Safety: Small-scale Enterprises and Informal Sector

    Volume 22, Number 2 This series of newsletters was published by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health.

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    Meet the Divine Cocoa Farmers

    From the website: Behind the widely-recognised Fairtrade logo, is the human reality of what Fairtrade is doing. People buy Fairtrade food...

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    Weekly LEDNA Newsletter June 20 2014

    This issue includes information about a LEDNA research paper by Stephen Kofi Diko, “Right to the City: Promoting Local Economic Development...

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