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How to Plan a Street Trader Census Street traders represent one of the largest and most visible segments of the informal economy, yet the actual number of street traders working... Read More
License To Sell: The Effect Of Business Registration Reform On Entrepreneurial Activity In Mexico This paper estimates the economic effects of a recent reform that simplified business entry regulation in Mexico. The reform was introduced... Read More
Organizing in the Informal Economy: A Challenge for Trade Unions. International Politics and Society Abstract: Read More
‘World Class Cities for All’: Street traders as agents of union revitalization in contemporary South AfricaLabour, Capital and Society AbstractEngaging with recent scholarly debates on the challenges of labour movement revitalization in both the global North and South, this... Read More
A Handbook on Using the Mixed Survey for Measuring Informal Employment and the Informal Sector This Handbook is based on the experience of the the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in implementing a two -part “mixed “survey... Read More
Coping with Crises: Lingering Recession, Rising Inflation, and the Informal Workforce In 2009, researchers in 14 urban locales in 10 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America conducted individual and focus group interviews... Read More
Corporations and Human Rights Law: The Emerging Consensus and its Effects on Women’s Employment Rights Abstract: Read More
