Region: India

Sustainable urban development in India: An inclusive perspectiveDevelopment in Practice

Abstract: The mainstream debate on urban development looks either at urban development or sustainable cities, and tends to miss out on people-centred...

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Pune, India

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...

Indian ExportsEconomic and Political Weekly

A time series of exports indicates that average export growth has remained almost stagnant since January 2012 after a sharp bounce back in...

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...

Trabalhadoras Informais se Mobilizando pelo Cuidado das Crianças

Trabalhadoras Informais se Mobilizando pelo Cuidado das Crianças argumenta que benefícios à maternidade e os serviços de cuidado infantil...

The Informal Economy in South Africa: Issues, Debates and Policies – Reflections after an Exposure Dialogue Programme

People Working Informally: Negotiating the Use of Public Spaces in Durban City

Paper for panel entitled “Urban Responses to Street Traders: A Comparative Perspective from India, Kenya, and South...

Child Labour in Industrial Outworker Households in India

Approaches to Basic Service Delivery for the Working Poor: Assessing the Impact of Mahila Housing Trust’s Parivartan Slum Upgrading Programme in Ahmedabad, India

Increased urbanization in India has meant more poor people live in hazardous conditions, lacking access to even basic facilities and services....