All posts in Urban Policies Programme
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Working Papers
Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Peru and Metropolitan Lima
This paper analyzes the national, regional and local budgeting allocations for programmes and services targeting (directly or indirectly)...
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Technical Briefs
How to Analyse Government Budgets from an Informal Economy Perspective
Budget analysis is a powerful policy analysis tool. This technical brief provides a guide to conducting an informal economy budget analysis...
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Research Reports
Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Nakuru, Kenya
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Research Reports
Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand
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Policy Briefs
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...
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Budget Briefs
Budgeting and the Informal Economy in Accra, Ghana
About 86 per cent of Ghanaian workers work in the informal economy but together they earn only 40 per cent of national income. This is because...
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Resource Documents
If Street Food Disappears — Projecting the Cost for Consumers in Bangkok
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Working Papers
Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Pakistan and Ravi Town, Lahore
The bulk of Pakistan’s workforce is unorganized, and the data available do not depict the true picture, particularly of the number of women...
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Working Papers
Proceso de integración de los cartoneros de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Del reconocimiento a la gestión de Centros Verdes y la recolección selectiva
En Argentina, y en particular en su Capital Federal (Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires / CABA), la problemática asociada a los recolectores...
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Research Reports
Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Nakuru, Kenya
The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal workers are affected by and respond...
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