Asia & the Pacific

Vendors and Informal Sector: A Case-Study of Street Vendors of Surat City

Abstract: Street vending is an important activity related to informal sector in urban areas. Majority of street vendors are illiterate or...

Push or Pull? Drivers of Female Labor Force Participation during India’s Economic Boom

Abstract: In the past twenty years, India’s economy has grown at increasing rates and now belongs to the fastest-growing economies...

Surveying Informalised Labour Conditions in India’s Organised Garment Sector

Development Viewpoint, No. 79

China’s Neglected Informal Economy: Reality and TheoryModern China

Abstract: The informal economy—defined as workers who have no security of employment, receive few or no benefits, and are often unprotected...

Measuring Indian Growth

The article offers some explanations for the large changes in growth rates in the rebased gross domestic product series, but argues that...

Participatory Training to Improve Safety and Health in Small Construction Sites in Some Countries in Asia: Development and Application of the WISCON Training Program

Abstract: A participatory training program, Work Improvement in Small Construction Sites, was developed to provide practical support measures...

Governing urbanization and the New Urbanization Plan in China

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO. 

The Self-Employed Women’s Association

Health Insurance in India: The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana

This policy brief explores the challenges faced by India’s poor workers in using the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), the largest...

How to Assess Security of Tenure and Emulate Mortgages for Financing Semi-Formal Homes: Lessons from Mahila Housing SEWA Trust

Nohn and Bhatt’s Technical Brief examines how the Mahila Housing Trust (MHT) has tackled the issue of housing loans in contexts of tenure...