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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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