South Africa

Chapter 4 – From Street to Informal Shopping Concourse: Urban Design Solutions

Developmental Local Government in Post-Apartheid South Africa? A Feminist Rethinking of the State and Development in the Context of Neo-liberalism

Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Street Vendors

This report synthesizes qualitative and quantitative data from the first (2012) round of IEMS fieldwork in the street vendor sector in five...

Executive Summary, Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Durban, South Africa

Extending Occupational Health and Safety to Urban Street Vendors: Reflections From a Project in Durban, South Africa

Abstract: This article focuses on an action-research project which is attempting to extend occupational health and safety to a group of street...

Actor networks and innovation activities among rural enterprises in a South African locality

Abstract: Rural localities are often viewed as too remote, sparsely populated and poor in critical resources needed for them to be innovation...

Organizing Informal Women Workers

Paper prepared for UNRISD Gender Policy Report.Abstract:

Challenging city imaginaries: Street traders’ struggles in Warwick Junction

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The Manchester Road: Women and the Informalization of Work in South Africa’s Footwear Industry

Abstract: The article discusses the informalization of work in the footwear industry of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and its impact on...

Chapter 5 – Tackling Urban Management Issues: A Cooperative Effort