India

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...

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...

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-Based Workers in Ahmedabad, India

Employment Vulnerability in the Urban Labour Market in India-The Indian Journal of Labour Economics

This study deals with the issue of employment vulnerability in the urban labour market in India. Vulnerability in the labour market has been...

Are Ethical Initiatives Successful in the Indian Garment Industry? A Focus on Homeworkers

Development Viewpoint, No. 83

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...

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...

Rethinking technological choices and knowledge production in the mines and on the factory floor: Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha’s experiences in central India

Abstract: This paper seeks to locate in the experiences of the Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha, a workers’ collective in Central India, an alternative...

Urban Informal Sector: Size and Income Generation Processes in Gujarat. Parts I and II

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Do Economic Reforms Influence Home-Based Work? Evidence From India