Urban Policies Programme

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

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

Supporting Informal Livelihoods in Public Space: A Toolkit for Local Authorities

This toolkit is designed to assist city officials and other local authorities to adopt an inclusive approach to managing public space that...

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Pakistan and Ravi Town, Lahore

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

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

Gestão de Resíduos Sólidos, Catadores, Participação e Cidadania – Novas Articulações?

This paper traces back the origins of the conceptual framework Integrated Sustainable Solid Waste Management, and examines how this concept...

Integração de Trabalhadores Informais na Coleta Seletiva de Recicláveis: o Caso de Belo Horizonte, Brasil

Esta nota informativa traz uma análise mais detalhada sobre a gênese e os elementos chaves da política pública voltada para a integração...

Informalisation and the Reconfiguration of Labour Relations in the Durban Clothing Industry