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  • Journal Articles

    Gender and informal livelihoods: Coping strategies and perceptions of waste pickers in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America

    This article (read the abstract here) was published in a special issue of the International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. The special...

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  • Research Reports

    The Poor Shall Not Remain Small: Broadening Access of the Organized Poor to the Market by Means of Strengthening NPOs Through Constitutional Justice (The Case of the ARB-Colombia)

    Paper presented at Global Network of Government Innovators, Ash Institute at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, November...

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  • Journal Articles

    Producing Privatization: Re-articulating Race, Gender, Class and Space

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  • Working Papers

    Informal Sector Integration and High Performance Recycling: Evidence from 20 Cities

    The global informal recycling sector has come into focus as the base of the industrial value chain. With few exceptions, reports and articles...

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  • Organizing Briefs

    Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town

     This brief is part of the WIEGO Publication Series. View list of all WIEGO briefs.

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  • Research Reports

    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...

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  • Research Reports

    Assessment of a SWM System: Social Impacts on Former Waste Pickers. Case Study: San Carlos City, Philippines

    Summary: Solid waste represents a major problem in developing countries due to the lack of regulations and inappropriate management among...

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  • Research Reports

    Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Bogotá, Colombia

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  • Research Reports

    Urban informality and building a more inclusive, resilient and green economy

    The green economy and climate resilience agendas are widely promoted as solutions to 21st century challenges facing sustainable development....

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  • Research Reports

    Cooling Agents: An Examination of the role of the Informal Recycling Sector in Mitigating Climate Change

    Intuition and common sense suggest that recycling waste mitigates greenhouse gases. Now, data from all over the developed world shows this...

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