News and Events: News Articles

A Sampling of Articles that reflect topics concerning informal economy.

• "Vendors Survived Cortés, but Now . . ." by Tim Weiner. Story about Displaced Mexico City Street Vendors. New York Times, October 10, 2002
• "SWAZILAND: Focus on the informal business sector MBABANE" - The informal business sector, usually  dismissed by economic planners and their balance sheets, is taking on  increasing importance in Swaziland as the government struggles to battle  poverty and unemployment. UNITED NATIONS (IRIN) 17 September
• "Lack of Standards = Race to Bottom - From North-South to South-South, by Robert J.S. Ross and Anita Chan. Foreign Affairs, Sept - Oct 2002
• India-IFC Helps to Tap New Export Markets to Support Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) International Finance Corporation press release May 2, 2002.
• A review of Levi's Children: Coming to Terms with Human Rights in the Global Marketplace by Karl Schoenberger.288pp. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press,2000.
• "Interview of the Week" India Times reporter Purba Kalita interviews Ela Bhatt about SEWA and the riots in India. India Times
• "Court Says First Amendment Doesn't Shield Nike From Suit" by STEVEN GREENHOUSE. From May 3, 2002 New York Times Business Section.
• "HOME FRONT; Temps Are the First to Feel a Downturn " by Leslie Eaton. From April 21 New York Times Business Section.
• "Lima Street Vendors Caught Between Police and Poverty" by David Gonzalez. From Jan 6 New York Times International Section.
• "As the Rich Do Without Extras, Service Workers Do Without" Service workers depend on the consumption habits of the wealthy for much of their income. But as the wealthy trim their spending habits in the post 9-11 economy, service workers are getting hit hard. From Nov 29 New York Times.
• "Revenue sharing, anyone?" Op/Ed by Robert Kuttner. Kuttner outlines the need for revenue sharing as the economy turns downward and state/local governments fail to balence their budgets. From Nov 19 Boston Globe.
• "The Vanishing Act", Op Ed by Robert Herbert. Herbert fears that as economic prosperity vanishes, the American saftey net in the form of reformed welfare will prove insufficient to deal with America's needy. From Nov 19 New York Times.
• New York Times Opinion by Robert Reich on an inadequate system of social protection in America from Nov 12 New York Times.
• The impact of September 11 on low paying jobs in Nov 6 New York Times.
• October 23 Associated Press: Deborah King Article on Layoffs in post September 11 economy. Oct 23 AP