May Day 2026: Worker Organizations Uphold Democracy Amidst Rising Conflict and Authoritarianism Read More
Building movements in the informal economy: Lessons for advancing labour rights in the circular economy Read More
Social Dialogue for Social Protection: A Perspective from the Informal Economy in Southeast Asia Read More
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... Read More
Toward a Decent Work Regime for Informal Employment in Ghana: Some Preliminary Considerations Read More
Patterns and Practices of Spatial Transformation in Non-Metros: The Case of Tiruchengode Urban transformation in Tiruchengode town in Tamil Nadu has been predominantly driven by processes internal to it. It has been driven by... Read More
Why Evictions Do Not Deter Street Traders: Case Study in Accra, GhanaGhana Social Science Journal Abstract: Like many major cities in developing countries, Accra faces increasing congestion of vehicles, pedestrians and traders around its... Read More
Making neo-liberal governance: the disempowering work of empowermentInternational Planning Studies This article casts light on the ideological apparatus of neo-liberal governance. It tries to analyze how neo-liberalism operates as an authorizing... Read More
Bringing Back Social ForestryEconomic and Political Weekly India’s social forestry programme promised much in the late-1970s and mid-1980s. It became the programme to be emulated for many developing... Read More
Rethinking Gender and Waste: Exploratory Findings from Participatory Action Research in Brazil This article focuses on how women waste pickers identify and deal with hierarchical gender relations. Based on findings from an exploratory... Read More
The Efficiency of Informality: Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Reductions from Informal Recycling in Bogotá, Colombia Abstract: The dual challenges of increasing urbanization and consumption are centered in cities in the Global South, where growing waste... Read More
The Changed World of Work Abstract: The majority of workers in the global south, and increasing numbers in the north, work in the informal economy. Most are de facto... Read More
