India

Managing Resources, Activities, and Risk in Urban India: The Impact of SEWA Bank

Part I: The Making and Unmaking of a Model Market for Street Vendors

Women in the Indian Informal Economy: Collective Strategies for Work Life Improvement and Development

Headstrong: Profile of a Headloader in Ahmedabad, India

A leader among headloaders in Ahmedabad’s busy textile market, Shanta Bababahi Bhalerao knows firstand how belonging to the growing...

National Policy on Urban Street Vendors

Learning to Re-E-Cycle

Published by Chintan

Territorial Legends: Politics of Indigeneity, Migration, and Urban Citizenship in Pasighat

Exploring how the policy of protection of indigenous people works on the ground in Pasighat, a town in Arunachal Pradesh, this paper brings...

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...

Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings From a Seven-Country Study

This policy brief considers linkages between urban infrastructure and livelihood issues for home-based workers. It is based on a series of...

Counting the Poor: Measurement and Other IssuesEconomic and Political Weekly