India

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

Informal tradables and the employment growth of Indian manufacturing

The vast informal sector in India affects everything from poverty to growth. This column presents new facts on how Indian job growth in manufacturing...