Urban Policies Programme

How to Assess Security of Tenure and Emulate Mortgages for Financing Semi-Formal Homes: Lessons from Mahila Housing SEWA Trust

Nohn and Bhatt’s Technical Brief examines how the Mahila Housing Trust (MHT) has tackled the issue of housing loans in contexts of tenure...

Budgeting and the Informal Economy in Durban, South Africa

In 2014, 18 per cent of people employed in KwaZulu-Natal worked in an informal enterprise. In 2014/15, eThekwini’s budget was R38.8 billion...

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

Street Trade in Kenya: The Contribution of Research in Policy Dialogue and Response

Paper for panel entitled “Urban Responses to Street Traders: A Comparative Perspective from India, Kenya, ...

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Brazil and Belo Horizonte

This paper provides an analysis of government budgets related to specific groups of informal workers in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the...

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Pakistan and Ravi Town, Lahore

Urdu Translation

Securing Livelihoods: A Gendered Analysis of Support Interventions available to Street Traders in the Durban Metropolitan Area

Sumário Executivo – Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal: Vendedores Ambulantes em Acra, Gana

Relatórios das Cidades, Estudo de Monitoramento da Economia Informal – Catadoras e Catadores em Belo Horizonte, Brasil

The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide in-depth understanding of how informal workers are affected by and respond...

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Ahmedabad, India