All posts in Asia & the Pacific
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Journal Articles
Sustainable urban development in India: An inclusive perspectiveDevelopment in Practice
Abstract: The mainstream debate on urban development looks either at urban development or sustainable cities, and tends to miss out on people-centred...
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Labour Market Vulnerability in Urban China-The Indian Journal of Labour Economics
This paper tries to measure the vulnerability in urban labour markets by introducing a new form, wherein job security and social security...
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Research Reports
Are Ethical Initiatives Successful in the Indian Garment Industry? A Focus on Homeworkers
Development Viewpoint, No. 83
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IPRs for FarmersEconomic and Political Weekly
A number of state agencies and non-governmental organisations have come forward to facilitate farmers/breeders to register their crop varieties...
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Positioning women homeworkers in a global footwear production network: How can homeworkers improve agency, influence and claim rights?The Journal of Industrial Relations
Abstract: This article analyses the position of women footwear homeworkers, using global production networks as a conceptual lens. Using...
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Sidewalk Informality: An Examination of Street Vending Regulation in ChinaInternational Planning Studies
Street vending represents a vital and growing aspect of the urban informal economy that is often the subject of municipal regulatory efforts...
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Policy Briefs
Integrating Waste Pickers into Municipal Solid Waste Management in Pune, India
No person should have to be immersed in solid waste for their livelihood, yet every day hundreds of thousands of informal waste pickers in...
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Research Reports
City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Ahmedabad, India
In Ahmedabad, WIEGO partnered with the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) to carry out this study. This report outlines key findings...
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Research Reports
Executive Summary: Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers
The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive...
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Research Reports
Empowering Home-based Workers in India: Strategies and Solutions
This publication is an outcome of a grant from the Tata Trusts to the Harvard University South Asia Institute for a project on ‘Livelihood...
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