Street Vendors & Market Traders

A ‘Wild West’ of trade? African women and men and the gendering of globalisation from below in GuangzhouIdentities: Global Studies in Culture and Power

Based on fieldwork in Guangzhou, this paper documents the activities of a group of African women traders, highlighting their role in constituting...

Informal Economy Budget Analysis: Greater Monrovia

Trabalhadores de Rua em São Paulo

Firmes Multinationales, Commerce Ambulant et Mobilité à Mexico

Governance of Street Trade in Caracas, Venezuela

Book Review: “A Bridge Between Trade Unions and Social Movements in Contemporary South Africa” by Ercüment Celik

The book review is on pages 9 – 10 of the newsletter.

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

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Work and Economic Security in the 21st Century: What Can We Learn From Ela Bhatt?

This paper is the result of research on SEWA including an interview with Ela Bhatt, conducted by Edward Webster, Professor Emeritus at the...

Chapter 5 – Tackling Urban Management Issues: A Cooperative Effort

Coping with Crises: Lingering Recession, Rising Inflation, and the Informal Workforce

This report proposes a a number of policies to help address the existing vulnerabilities of workers in the informal economy and minimize...