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Journal Articles Capitalism and the Common Man: Peasants and Petty Production in Africa and South AsiaAgrarian South: Journal of Political Economy Abstract: In 1976, the political sociologist of Africa, Gavin Williams, controversially ‘took the part of peasants’ in an essay, the critique... Read More Research Reports Household Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Abstract: Despite 40 percent of households relying on household enterprises (non-farm enterprises operated by a single individual or with... Read More Research Reports Household Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa: Why They Matter for Growth, Jobs, and Livelihoods Read More Research Reports Problems with Temporary and Subcontracted Work in California The nature of employment is changing. Employees are increasingly seen as liabilities rather than assets, and so workers are kept at arm’s... Read More Working Papers The Informal Economy: Definitions, Theories and Policies The paper proposes a comprehensive policy response to the informal economy with four main pillars: create more formal jobs; regulate informal... Read More Research Reports The Low-Wage Recovery and Growing Inequality NELP Summary: This report updates NELP’s previous analyses of job loss and job growth trends during and after the Great Recession. More information... Read More Journal Articles 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,... Read More Journal Articles “We Are Good at Surviving”: Street Hustling in Addis Ababa’s Inner CityUrban Forum Abstract: Recent studies of the informal economy have tried to understand how the politics of informal actors and their attempts at organizing... Read More Research Reports Trade and Employment in Services: The Case of Indonesia This study examines the importance of the services sector and its linkages with other sectors in terms of value-added and employment from... Read More Research Reports “God First, Second the Market”: A Case Study of the Sirleaf Market Women’s Fund of Liberia This Case Study presents some of the first steps being taken in Liberia, to find solutions to the problems women traders face which normally... Read More First Prev ... 79 ... 88 89 90 ... 99 ... Next Last
Capitalism and the Common Man: Peasants and Petty Production in Africa and South AsiaAgrarian South: Journal of Political Economy Abstract: In 1976, the political sociologist of Africa, Gavin Williams, controversially ‘took the part of peasants’ in an essay, the critique... Read More
Household Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Abstract: Despite 40 percent of households relying on household enterprises (non-farm enterprises operated by a single individual or with... Read More
Household Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa: Why They Matter for Growth, Jobs, and Livelihoods Read More
Problems with Temporary and Subcontracted Work in California The nature of employment is changing. Employees are increasingly seen as liabilities rather than assets, and so workers are kept at arm’s... Read More
The Informal Economy: Definitions, Theories and Policies The paper proposes a comprehensive policy response to the informal economy with four main pillars: create more formal jobs; regulate informal... Read More
The Low-Wage Recovery and Growing Inequality NELP Summary: This report updates NELP’s previous analyses of job loss and job growth trends during and after the Great Recession. More information... Read More
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,... Read More
“We Are Good at Surviving”: Street Hustling in Addis Ababa’s Inner CityUrban Forum Abstract: Recent studies of the informal economy have tried to understand how the politics of informal actors and their attempts at organizing... Read More
Trade and Employment in Services: The Case of Indonesia This study examines the importance of the services sector and its linkages with other sectors in terms of value-added and employment from... Read More
“God First, Second the Market”: A Case Study of the Sirleaf Market Women’s Fund of Liberia This Case Study presents some of the first steps being taken in Liberia, to find solutions to the problems women traders face which normally... Read More
