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Research Reports
Sem almofadas para amenizar o tombo – Sumário Executivo
Report available in English here. Informe disponible en español aquí. Fact Sheet available in English here. Ficha Técnica disponible en español...
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Organizing Briefs
Informal Workers and Collective Bargaining: Five Case Studies
This brief summarizes the findings of a set of case studies of collective bargaining by informal workers in five different countries. Included...
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Research Reports
Law, Rights and Regulation for Street Vending in Globalising Ahmedabad
Abstract: This working paper forms part of the research project, Making Space for the Poor: Law, Rights, Regulation and Street-Trade in the...
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Journal Articles
Why Evictions Do Not Deter Street Traders: Case Study in Accra, GhanaGhana Social Science Journal
Abstract: Like many major cities in developing countries, Accra faces increasing congestion of vehicles, pedestrians and traders around its...
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Working Papers
Perceptions of Costs and Benefits of Informal-Formal Linkages: Market and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana
This paper investigates ways in which linkages between the informal and formal segments of an economy yield benefits to, or impose costs...
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Journal Articles
The Right to Work on the Street: Public Space and Constitutional Rights.Planning Theory
Do people have a right to work on the street? If so, what are the constraints and conditions attached to this right? Historically, municipal...
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Research Reports
Better OHS for Market Traders and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana
This is a summary of a case study by Tony Dzidzinyo Dogbe and Suki Annan.
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Books & Book Chapters
Membership-Based Organizations of the Poor
The chapters in this book analyse different types of membership based organizations of the poor (MBOP). The book is characterised by a conviction...
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Journal Articles
Sustainable Urban Livelihoods and Marketplace Social Capital: Crisis and Strategy in Petty Trade
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City/Country Level Reports
Local Government in Transition – A Gendered Analysis of Trends in Urban Policy and Practice Regarding Street Trading in Five South African Cities
Centre for Social and Development Studies (CSDS) Research Report, No. 18
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