Asia & the Pacific

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...

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...

The Challenge of Employment in India: An Informal Economy Perspective

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Estimating Domestic Workers, Home-Based Workers, Street Vendors and Waste Pickers in India