All posts in The Americas
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Journal Articles
Earnings Determinants for Self-Employed Women and Men in the Informal Economy: The Case of Bogotá, ColombiaInternational Social Science Review
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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...
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Journal Articles
World at work: Brazilian ragpickers
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Research Reports
Measuring informal employment in Mexico
Seminar for the WIEGO Workshop on Informal Employment in Developed Countries, Cambridge, MA, 31 October – 1 November 2008
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Journal Articles
The Macrosociology of Paid Domestic Labor
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Journal Articles
Varieties of Capitalism and Employment Relations: Informally Dominated Market Economies
The varieties of capitalism and employment relations literature have largely focused on formally regulated market economies, with a general neglect...
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Research Reports
Crowding in Collective Remittances: Lessons Learned from State-HTA Collaborations in El Salvador
Destination D.C. Working Paper
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Worker Story
God is My Alarm Clock: A Brazilian Waste Picker’s Story
The story of an informal worker, Mrs. Maria Brás, who was a tireless force in the struggle of waste pickers in Brazil to overcome persecution...
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Policy Briefs
Integrating Informal Workers into Selective Waste Collection: The Case of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
This Briefing Note explores the origin and key elements of public policy focused on the integration of waste pickers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil....
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Research Reports
Trabalho Informal e Direito à Cidade
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