Asia & the Pacific

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...

A Spreading Banyan Tree: the Self-Employed Women’s Association, India

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Ahmedabad, India

Technology at the base of the pyramid: insights from Ahmedabad (India), Durban (South Africa) and Lima (Peru)

Final report for the Technology and the Future of Work Project undertaken by Practical Action and WIEGO with support from the Rockefeller...

Redefined Labour Spaces: Organising Workers in Post-Liberalised India

This book discusses the transformation of labour movements and trade unionism in post-liberalised India. It looks at emerging collectivism,...

If Street Food Disappears — Projecting the Cost for Consumers in Bangkok

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Pakistan and Ravi Town, Lahore

The bulk of Pakistan’s workforce is unorganized, and the data available do not depict the true picture, particularly of the number of women...

Human Development and Clothing Manufacturing in Cambodia: Challenges and Strategies for the Garment Industry

From Rice Bowl to Safety Net: Insecurity and Social Protection during China’s Transition

Reconceptualizing the urban “informal sector” in underdeveloped countries: An overview of the Brazilian, Indian and South African cases

Paper written for GLU Conference, Mumbai, 22-24 February 2009