Region: Asia & the Pacific

Women’s Home-Centered Work in India: The Gendered Politics of SpaceInternational Planning Development Review

The increase in poorly paid home-centred work has become a global phenomenon. In India, social restrictions on women’s spatial mobility...

Illegal Mining, Impatient Mafia and Ill-treated Administrators

As the construction sector grows, illegal sand and granite mining can only be expected to increase. From what can be seen until now, honest...

Intentions, Design and Outcomes: Reflections on IHSDP in Maharashtra

This paper examines the implementation of the Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme in the smaller cities of Maharashtra. It...

The Occupational Health of Waste Pickers in Pune: KKPKP and SWaCH Members Push for Health Rights

This report from the union of waste pickers, KKPKP, in Pune, India details the interventions of the union to improve the health of their...

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-based Workers in Lahore, Pakistan

Down and Out in Ahmedabad

Migrant workers, who are often landless labourers, seek succour and refuge in night shelters mandated by the Supreme Court of India.

India’s Handloom Challenge

The Indian weaver is dismissed in high places as an embarrassing anachronism, despite demand for his or her skills and products. In the new...

Multiple Shocks and Slum Household Economies in South IndiaEconomy and Society

This research uses a fresh perspective to trace the impact of multiple economic, financial and environmental shocks on slum-dwellers in the...

Africa’s World Trade: Informal Economies and Globalization from Below.

Are Africa’s world markets really contributing to development across the continent for individuals, nations and regions? This is the...

Urban Employment in India: Recent Trends and Patterns

Working Paper 7 was first published in 2011 and was updated in 2014. This paper explores trends in urban employment in India, with a focus...