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Journal Articles
Community Unionism in Africa: The Case of Mozambique
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Organizing Briefs
Street Vendors Organising: The Case of the Women’s Network (Red de Mujeres), Lima, Peru
Street vendors have occupied public space in central Lima since the colonial period, and the first recorded attempt to regulate street trade...
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Health and Sanitation is an Economic Right as Well–Just Ask Ghanaian Food Sellers
WIEGO Researcher Laura Alfers investigates the chop bar owners of Accra. Whereas governments are quick to scapegoat them for diseases borne...
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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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Journal Articles
Formal Versus Informal Allocation of Land in a Commons: The Case of the Macarthur Park Sidewalk Vendors
Analyzing patterns of formal and informal property rights among sidewalk vendors in the United States.
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Research Reports
Financial Accessibility of the Street Vendors in India: Cases of Inclusion and Exclusion
From the Executive Summary: “Street vendors are one of the most marginalised, poor as well as vulnerable sectors of the urban informal...
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Research Reports
Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Ahmedabad, India
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Journal Articles
Legal reforms for the self-employed: three urban cases
Four out of five urban workers in modern India are engaged in the informal economy, and half of these are self-employed. This article examines...
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Journal Articles
Informal Cities and the Contestation of Public Space: The Case of Bogotá’s Street Vendors, 1988—2003Urban Studies
The resurgence of informal street trading poses serious challenges for local officials responsible for the maintenance of public space. This...
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Journal Articles
A new generation of Bangkok Street vendors: Economic crisis as opportunity and threatCities
In 1997, the financial crisis seriously damaged the Thai economy and led to the closing of many companies. Previously, it had been believed...
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