Occupational Group: Street Vendors & Market Traders

Urban Responses to Street Trading: India

This paper analyzes the situation of street vendors in big cities, the reasons for this informal sector that is continuously increasing as...

Why the Poor Need Property Rights

“Glocal” Movements: Place Struggles and Transnational Organizing by Informal Workers

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Análise do Orçamento Público Diretamente Destinado a Alguns Setores da Economia Informal no Brasil

Street Vendors Organising: The Case of the Women’s Network (Red de Mujeres), Lima, Peru

This Briefing Note describes the background, objectives, activities and achievements of the Women’s Network as an example of better practice...

License To Sell: The Effect Of Business Registration Reform On Entrepreneurial Activity In Mexico

This paper estimates the economic effects of a recent reform that simplified business entry regulation in Mexico. The reform was introduced...

Ahmedabad’s BRT System: A Sustainable Urban Transport Panacea?Economic and Political Weekly

The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and the National Urban Transport Policy have given a boost to bus rapid transit systems...

Working Life of Street Vendors in MumbaiThe Indian Journal Of Labour Economics

Abstract: Street vendors in Mumbai are among the most deprived sections of the self-employed workers. This paper tries to portray the ‘working...

WIEGO Research – Collective Bargaining in the Informal Economy: Street Vendors

Street Vendors and Cities

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO.