Livelihoods

Strength in Networks: Employment Rights Organizations and the Problem of Co-Ordination

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Cooperatives and Unions: Joint Action for Informal Workers

Abstract: This article discusses the possibilities of building networks between trade unions and cooperatives operating in the informal economy....

Small Firms, the Informal Sector, and the Devil’s Deal

Contextualising workers’ health and safety in urban settings: The need for a global perspective and an integrated approach

Associations and Activism: Mobilization of Urban Informal Workers in Costa Rica and Nicaragua

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The Informal Sector in Ghana Under Siege

Small and Medium Enterprises Across the Globe

Abstract: This paper analyzes the relationship between the relative size of the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Sector and the business...

Engendering Governance: A Preliminary Enquiry into Formal and Informal Institutions

Hometown Associations and Development: The Case of El Salvador

Destination D.C. Working Paper, No. 3 Women’s Studies Department, George Washington University and Center for Women and Work, Rutgers, The...

The Regularising State

This article discusses a form of informality widely prevalent in small and medium cities in Maharashtra, called gunthewari. It is an examination...