History, Debate and Theory

The Shadow Economy: Between Authority and Crime

Changing the Paradigm in Social Security: From Fiscal Burden to Investing in People

Do Economic Reforms Influence Home-Based Work? Evidence From India

The Informal Economy

Informal Labor, Formal Politics, and Dignified Discontent in India

“This is a beautifully crafted, path-breaking study that upends conventional wisdom about the relentless demise of labor movements. ...

Special Issue on Labor Law Reforms in India

The issue features an article on law and the self-employed in India (see pp 133-150, Legal Reforms for the Self-Employed: Three Urban Cases),...

WIEGO Research on Informal Employment: Key Methods, Indicators & Findings

Note from WIEGO 20th Anniversary Research Conference. 

Women and Employment in Africa: A Framework For Action

Background Document commissioned by the Danish Foreign Ministry for the Second Conference of the Africa Commission in November 2008

Social Security and the Changing Labour Market: Access for Non-standard and Informal Workers in South Africa

Rethinking the Informal Economy: Linkages with the Formal Economy and the Formal Regulatory Environment