The Americas

Informal Markets: Street Vendors in Mexico City.Habitat International

The central question this article addresses is: What are the functions of street vendor organizations? The study of street vending in Mexico...

On Castles and Commerce: Zoning Law and the Home-Business Dilemma

Discusses how zoning laws can prevent or enable the development of home-based businesses in the United States.

Waste and Citizenship Forums – Achievements and Limitations

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Empleo, salarios y equidad durante la recuperación reciente en la Argentina

Organising Street Vendors: “Gente de Confiar” Radio Progamme, Lima, Peru

An authentically democratic community requires open channels of communication between citizens. Street markets offer a natural setting for...

Integração de Trabalhadores Informais na Coleta Seletiva de Recicláveis: o Caso de Belo Horizonte, Brasil

Esta nota informativa traz uma análise mais detalhada sobre a gênese e os elementos chaves da política pública voltada para a integração...

Trajectories and Memories – Waste and Citizenship Forums: Unique Experiments of Social Justice and Participatory Governance

Summary of PhD Thesis by Sonia Maria Dias. Full thesis available in Portuguese here.

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Bogotá, Colombia

Recomendações para Políticas – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal – Catadores de Belo Horizonte: Catadores de Belo Horizonte: Realidades e Recomendações

Technology at the base of the pyramid: insights from Ahmedabad (India), Durban (South Africa) and Lima (Peru)

Final report for the Technology and the Future of Work Project undertaken by Practical Action and WIEGO with support from the Rockefeller...