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  • Research Reports

    Livelihoods for the Urban Poor: A Case Study of UMEED Programme in Ahmedabad

    Abstract: Recent policies have given emphasis on eradication of poverty, both economic and of opportunities and living conditions. However,...

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  • Research Reports

    Co-operatives and Workers in the Informal Economy: Possibilities and Challenges

    Co-operatives and Workers in the Informal Economy: Possibilities and Challenges” is an initial study of co-operatives and their relationships...

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  • Journal Articles

    Informal Labour in India and Indonesia: Surmounting organizing barriersLabour, Capital and Society

    Abstract: A key aspect of facilitating a transformation to a more just and equitable society should be the facilitation of decent work, through...

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  • Research Reports

    Cooling Agents: An Examination of the role of the Informal Recycling Sector in Mitigating Climate Change

    Intuition and common sense suggest that recycling waste mitigates greenhouse gases. Now, data from all over the developed world shows this...

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  • Journal Articles

    Indian ExportsEconomic and Political Weekly

    A time series of exports indicates that average export growth has remained almost stagnant since January 2012 after a sharp bounce back in...

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  • Journal Articles

    Promoting Occupational Safety and Health for Cambodian Entertainment Sector Workers

    Abstract: Cambodia has developed booming textile, garment, tourism, and entertainment service industries since the mid-1990s. The 2007 global...

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  • Journal Articles

    Drivers of urban sprawl in urbanizing China – a political ecology analysisEnvironment and Urbanization

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

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    The Self-Employed Women’s Association

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  • Policy Briefs

    Health Insurance in India: The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana

    This policy brief explores the challenges faced by India’s poor workers in using the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), the largest...

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  • Technical Briefs

    How to Assess Security of Tenure and Emulate Mortgages for Financing Semi-Formal Homes: Lessons from Mahila Housing SEWA Trust

    Nohn and Bhatt’s Technical Brief examines how the Mahila Housing Trust (MHT) has tackled the issue of housing loans in contexts of tenure...

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