India

Ahmedabad’s BRT System: A Sustainable Urban Transport Panacea?Economic and Political Weekly

The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and the National Urban Transport Policy have given a boost to bus rapid transit systems...

Sumário Executivo Vendedoras Ambulantes em Ahmedabad, na Índia

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.

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...

A summary of research findings on women informal workers and child care from six membership-based organizations

This publication is a summary of “Our children do not get the attention they deserve”: A synthesis of research finding on women informal...

Dynamic networks of grassroots innovators in India

Abstract: ‘Grassroots innovations’ in India are receiving increasing attention from innovation scholars and policymakers alike. These innovations...

Chains of Fortune: Linking Women Producers and Workers with Global Markets

SEWA Social Security: Organizing Women Workers for Insurance and Health Services

Strategies and Tools against Social Exclusion and Poverty Programme

Understanding Gender Inequalities in Wages and Incomes in India

India’s National Policy on Urban Street Vendors

India is one of very few countries to have developed a National Policy on Urban Street Vendors. Adopted in 2004, its objective is to promote...