Programme: Urban Policies Programme

The Informal Economy

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Nakuru, Kenya

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand

Vending in Public Space: The Case of Bangkok

This brief reviews cultural, economic, political and other broad social foundations of vending in Bangkok’s public space. It also examines...

‘Life Has Educated Me’: Building Interpersonal Networks through the Jadibanagar Slum Upgrading Project

This study is a jointly produced outcome from the reflection and sharing of group participants in the Exposure Dialogue Programme (EDP)....

Perceptions of Costs and Benefits of Informal-Formal Linkages: Market and Street Vendors in Accra, Ghana (Working Paper)

This paper investigates ways in which linkages between the informal and formal segments of an economy yield benefits to, or impose costs...

If Street Food Disappears — Projecting the Cost for Consumers in Bangkok

Street Trade in Latin America: Demographic Trends, Legal Issues, and Vending Organizations in Six Cities

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Overview of Legal Framework for Social Inclusion in Solid Waste Management in Brazil

Street Trade in Africa: A Review

Despite the advances in modern retailing, millions of people throughout the world still make their living partly or wholly through selling...