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Trends and Processes of Urbanisation in India
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Special Issue on Unorganized WorkersThe Indian Journal of Industrial Relations
The informal economy has always existed in India, but it was seen neither as an important part of the economy, nor as a theoretical category...
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Insecurities of Informal Workers in Gujarat, India
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Learning to Re-E-Cycle
Published by Chintan
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The Regularising State
This article discusses a form of informality widely prevalent in small and medium cities in Maharashtra, called gunthewari. It is an examination...
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Street Vendors in Ahmedabad: Status, Contribution and Challenges
From the preface: “This Working Paper forms part of the research project, Making Space for the Poor: Law, Rights, Regulation and Street-Trade...
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City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Ahmedabad, India
In Ahmedabad, WIEGO partnered with the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) to carry out this study. This report outlines key findings...
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Measuring Informality of Employment in Urban India-The Indian Journal of Labour Economics
In recent years, there has been an effort to clearly define informality along two axes, the legal status of the enterprise, that is, the...
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Pune’s Waste Pickers: Realities & Recommendations
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Growth and Inequality in the Distribution of India’s Consumption Expenditure: 1983 to 2009-10Economic and Political Weekly
This paper undertakes an assessment of the evolution of inequality in the distribution of consumption expenditure in India over the last...
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