All posts in United States of America
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The unexpected power of informal workers in the public square: A comparison of Mexican and U.S. organizing models
Abstract: Street vendors in Mexico and day laborers in the United States, both groups of informal workers who labor in public space, face...
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Research on Informal Work in the U.S.: Emerging Concepts and Measurement
Background memo prepared for the WIEGO Workshop on Informal Employment in Developed Countries, Harvard University, October 31 ‐ November...
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Working in Large Food Retailers in France and the USA: The Key Role of InstitutionsWork Employment & Society
Abstract: Despite numerous similarities between the food retail sectors of France and the USA, there are significant contrasts in the jobs,...
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‘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...
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Measuring Nonstandard Employment in the United States
Paper for the WIEGO meeting on “Measuring Informal Employment in Developed Countries” 31 October-1 November 2008, Harvard University
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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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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...
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Measuring Non-Standard and Informal Employment in the United States Using Bureau of Labor Statistics Data
Paper for the WIEGO meeting on “Measuring Informal Employment in Developed Countries” 31 October-1 November 2008, Harvard University
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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.
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Research Reports
Home Economics: The Invisible and Unregulated World of Domestic Work
Domestic workers are critical to the US economy. They help families meet many of the most basic physical, emotional, and social needs of...
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