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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Trading Our Way Up: Women Organizing for Fair Trade

    This book details the findings of the multicountry action research project Women Organizing for Fair Trade, funded by the Dutch Ministry...

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  • Research Reports

    Enfrentando a Crise: Recessão Persistente, Inflação Crescente, e a Força de Trabalho Informal

    Report available in English here. Relatório disponível em português aqui. Informe disponible en español aquí.  

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  • City/Country Level Reports

    Estimating the Number and Economic Contribution of Home-Based Garment Producers in Ahmedabad

    NCAER Working Paper Series No. 75

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    The Hidden Assembly Line: Gender Dynamics of subcontracted Work in a Global Economy

    As described on amazon.com, “The Hidden Assembly Line studies the impact of subcontracted work in different national settings, linking...

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  • Policy Briefs

    Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings From a Seven-Country Study

    This policy brief considers linkages between urban infrastructure and livelihood issues for home-based workers. It is based on a series of...

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  • Journal Articles

    Home-Based Enterprises in Urban Space: Obligation for Strategic Planning?Berkeley Planning Journal

    One major manifestation of rapid urbanization and underdevelopment is the re-emergence of informal sector activities. This trend includes...

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  • Research Reports

    Managing Resources, Activities, and Risk in Urban India: The Impact of SEWA Bank

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  • Journal Articles

    Do Economic Reforms Influence Home-Based Work? Evidence From India

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  • Research Reports

    Enfrentando a Crise: Recessão Persistente,Inflação Crescente, e a Força de Trabalho Informal (Sumário Executivo)

    Report available in English here. Relatório disponível em português aqui. Informe disponible en español aquí.  

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  • Research Reports

    Wages and Bottlenecks: Home-Based Work and Factory System in Istanbul

    Paper from the International Conference on Globalization and Its Discontents, SUNY Cortland, 2007

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