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  • Journal Articles

    The Regularising State

    This article discusses a form of informality widely prevalent in small and medium cities in Maharashtra, called gunthewari. It is an examination...

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  • Research Reports

    Integrating the Urban Poor in Planning and Governance Systems, India

    This paper is Working Paper 3 in the CUE Working Papers Series. More information and other related research papers are available on the website...

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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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  • Journal Articles

    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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  • Journal Articles

    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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  • Journal Articles

    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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  • Journal Articles

    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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  • Research Reports

    Reality and Analysis: Personal and Technical Reflections on the Working Lives of Six Women

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  • Worker Story

    Headstrong: Profile of a Headloader in Ahmedabad, India

    A leader among headloaders in Ahmedabad’s busy textile market, Shanta Bababahi Bhalerao knows firstand how belonging to the growing...

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