Street Vendors & Market Traders

Using Administrative Law to Secure Informal Livelihoods: Lessons from South Africa

Although informal workers make up the broad base of the work force in many countries, legal frameworks often fail to protect and support...

Street Vendors in the Global Urban Economy

Informal Traders and Planners in the Regeneration of Historic City Centres: The Case of Quito, Ecuador

A major reason for the regeneration of historic city centres in developing countries is the possibility of benefiting from the growing mobility...

Organizing in South Africa’s Informal Economy: An Overview of Four Sectoral Case Studies

In Focus Programme, Series on Representation and Organization Building. Working Paper, No. 60

Estimating Domestic Workers, Home-Based Workers, Street Vendors and Waste Pickers in India

Urban Employment in India: Recent Trends and Patterns

Working Paper 7 was first published in 2011 and was updated in 2014. This paper explores trends in urban employment in India, with a focus...

Chapter 2 – Turning Warwick Around

African Women in Food Processing: A Major, But Still Underestimated Sector of Their Contribution to the National Economy

Paper prepared for the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

The reproductive and occupational health of women street vendors in Johannesburg, South AfricaSocial Science and Medicine

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana