All posts in Urban Policies Programme
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Organizing Briefs
Street Vendors Organising: The Case of the Women’s Network (Red de Mujeres), Lima, Peru
This Briefing Note describes the background, objectives, activities and achievements of the Women’s Network as an example of better practice...
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Books & Book Chapters
Street Trade in Latin America: Demographic Trends, Legal Issues and Vending Organizations in Six Cities
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Policy Briefs
Overview of the Legal Framework for Inclusion of Informal Recyclers in Solid Waste Management in Brazil
Brazil has replaced repressive policies on waste picking with new inclusive policies that give legal backing to redistributive measures and...
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Books & Book Chapters
Chapter 3 – Different Sectors, Different Challenges
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Policy Briefs
Supporting Women Home-Based Workers: The Approach of the Self-Employed Womens, Association in India
The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) of India is a national labour union that organizes women, workers in the informal economy...
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Research Reports
Policy Recommendations, Informal Economy Monitoring Study – Accra’s Street & Market Vendors: Realities & Recommendations
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Policy Briefs
Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings From a Seven-Country Study
This policy brief considers linkages between urban infrastructure and livelihood issues for home-based workers. It is based on a series of...
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Research Reports
Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-based Workers in Lahore, Pakistan
The study is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive and negative, that affect the...
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WIEGO Publication Series
Informal Economy Budget Analysis: Accra Metropolis
WIEGO’s Informal Economy Budget Analysis (IEBA) examines how government budgets address the needs and interests of different groups of informal...
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Statistical Briefs
Statistics on Street Vendors and Market Traders in Metropolitan Lima and Urban Peru
Based on this survey, the brief reviews trends in street vending and market trade in Lima and in urban Peru between 2004 and 2015. It also...
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