The Americas

Associations and Activism: Mobilization of Urban Informal Workers in Costa Rica and Nicaragua

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How to Analyse Government Budgets from an Informal Economy Perspective

Budget analysis is a powerful policy analysis tool. This technical brief provides a guide to conducting an informal economy budget analysis...

Trabalho Informal e Direito à Cidade

Legal Empowerment of Workers in the Informal Economy

This report provides detailed information on a project, where workers were trained on unionism, social security, occupational health and...

Ambulantes e Direito à Cidade

Street Vendors and the Right to the City is also available in English.

Labor Market Rigidities and Informality in ColombiaEconomía

Informality has been at the center of the economic debate in Colombia as a result of the high levels prevalent in the country and its substantial...

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...

Co-optation, Competition and Resistance: State and Street Vendors in Mexico City

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The Constitutional Parameters of New York State’s Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

Overview of Legal Framework for Social Inclusion in Solid Waste Management in Brazil