Region: The Americas

‘An area that governs itself ’: Informality, uncertainty and the management of street vending in New York CityPlanning Theory

Laws governing street vending in New York City are confusing, convoluted, at times contradictory and difficult to enforce with any sort of...

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

Working Paper 13: Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Peru and Metropolitan Lima

This paper analyzes the national, regional and local budgeting allocations for programmes and services targeting (directly or indirectly)...

Informal jobs and non-fatal occupational injuriesAnnals of Occupational Hygiene

Objectives: In Brazil, workers without a formal job contract represent approximately half of the labor force but there are no official statistics...

Trajetόrias e Memόrias dos Fόruns Lixo e Cidadania No Brasil: Experimentos Singulares de Justiça Social e Governança Participativa

Summary available in English here.

Sumário Executivo – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal: Catadoras e Catadores em Belo Horizonte, Brasil

Rethinking Gender and Waste: Exploratory Findings from Participatory Action Research in Brazil

This article focuses on how women waste pickers identify and deal with hierarchical gender relations. Based on findings from an exploratory...

Um resumo dos resultados da pesquisa sobre o cuidado das crianças e trabalhadoras informais de 6 organizações de base (OBs) de trabalhadoras/es pobres

Esta publicação é um resumo de “Nossos filhos não recebem a atenção que merecem”: Um resumo dos resultados da pesquisa sobre...

Informal Urbanism in the USA: New Challenges for Theory and PracticePlanning Theory and Practice

Devlin describes the case of immigrant food vendors in an area of Brooklyn and how as they became more popular with better off New Yorkers...

Street Trade in Latin America: Demographic Trends, Legal Issues and Vending Organizations in Six Cities