May Day 2026: Worker Organizations Uphold Democracy Amidst Rising Conflict and Authoritarianism Read More
Martha Chen interview with alma mater Connecticut College Connecticut College interviews two alumnae: Marty Chen, International Coordinator of WIEGO, and her mother, Barbara “Barry” Beach... Read More
Outworkers and Precarity: The Case of Victorian Clothing WorkersJust Policy: A Journal of Australian Social Policy Abstract: Clothing outworkers are some of the most exploited and marginalised workers in the Australian labour market. If trade unions are... Read More
Relations of Production and Modes of Surplus Extraction in India: Part II – ‘Informal’ Industry This paper uses aggregate-level data, as well as case-studies, to trace the evolution of some key structural features of the Indian economy,... Read More
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. Read More
Bringing Commodity Chain Analysis Back to its World Systems Roots: Rediscovering Women’s Work and Households Abstract Read More
Sustainable urban development in India: An inclusive perspectiveDevelopment in Practice Abstract: The mainstream debate on urban development looks either at urban development or sustainable cities, and tends to miss out on people-centred... Read More
The Urban Dibao Program in China: Targeting and its EffectThe Indian Journal of Labour Economics In this paper, the data of China’s Urban Employment and Social Protection Survey 2010 (CULS3) has been adopted to evaluate the dibao programme... Read More
Repensando a articulação entre catadores, gestão integrada e sustentável de resíduous sólidos e desenvolvimento Este artigo intenta explorar alguns dos desafios, paradoxos e limites no processo de associação do lixo à cidadania, chamando particularmente... Read More
Challenging Economic Inequality: Tactics and Strategies Economic and social inequality is a major problem, implicated in poverty, ill health and exploitation. Inequality has increased in many countries... Read More