
All posts in Asia & the Pacific
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Journal Articles
Corporate Capitalism in the Name of Social Security
The many schemes that have been announced in the name of social security are limited in scope and the quantum of security they prefer. The...
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Journal Articles
The Importance of Being ‘Rurban’Economic and Political Weekly
A categorical distinction is facing rough weather–that between urban and rural. If we take just agriculture, there is so much of the...
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Research Reports
The Challenge of Employment in India: An Informal Economy Perspective
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Research Reports
Um resumo dos resultados da pesquisa sobre o cuidado das crianças e trabalhadoras informais de 6 organizações de base (OBs) de trabalhadoras/es pobres
Esta publicação é um resumo de “Nossos filhos não recebem a atenção que merecem”: Um resumo dos resultados da pesquisa sobre...
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Technical Briefs
Mixed-Use Zoning and Home-Based Production in India
This technical brief critically assesses land-use zoning regulations, both generally and specifically in India, with particular reference...
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Research Reports
The Urban Informal Workforce: Waste Pickers/Recyclers
These findings are based on research conducted in 2012 as part of the Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS), a project under Inclusive...
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Working Papers
Forging a New Conceptualization of “The Public” in Waste Management
The involvement of informal workers in municipal service delivery is generally theorized and studied as a key component of a neoliberal privatization...
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Books & Book Chapters
The SEWA Movement and Rural Development: The Banaskantha and Kutch Experience
This absorbing book describes the story of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India and its efforts in rural development...
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Research Reports
Invisible Workers, Visible Contribution. A Study of Home Based Workers in Five Sectors across South Asia
Background paper presented at Regional Policy Seminar on Women Workers in the Informal Sector in South Asia: Creating an Enabling Policy...
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Research Reports
Estimating Domestic Workers, Home-Based Workers, Street Vendors and Waste Pickers in India
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