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FLOW Additional Funding Report This report captures the results achieved by 28 projects operating under FLOW, that received additional funding during 2013-14. The results... Read More
“I carry people and goods across the border for a living” Informal cross-border couriers (bomalayisha) have transported people and goods between Zimbabwe and South Africa for several decades. Read More
Tackling Entrepreneurship in the Informal Sector: An Overview of the Policy Options, Approaches and Measures The aim of this paper is to review the various policy options, approaches and measures that can be used to address informal entrepreneurship.... Read More
WIEGO Child Care Initiative Annotated Bibliography This annotated bibliography is intended to be a guide to key debates and ideas which characterize child care as a policy issue. Read More
Corporate Capitalism in the Name of Social Security The many schemes that have been announced in the name of social security are limited in scope and the quantum of security they prefer. The... Read More
Down and Out in Ahmedabad Migrant workers, who are often landless labourers, seek succour and refuge in night shelters mandated by the Supreme Court of India. Read More
Are Differences in National Definitions of Informal Employment and Employment in the Informal Sector Necessary? The international standards concerning a statistical definition of informal employment and concerning statistics of employment in the informal... Read More
Budgeting and the Informal Economy in Accra, Ghana About 86 per cent of Ghanaian workers work in the informal economy but together they earn only 40 per cent of national income. This is because... Read More
Budgeting and the Informal Economy in Durban, South Africa In 2014, 18 per cent of people employed in KwaZulu-Natal worked in an informal enterprise. In 2014/15, eThekwini’s budget was R38.8 billion... Read More
