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Microfinance in Africa

What explains gender differences in India? What can be done to promote shared prosperity?

Although its economic development has been impressive, recent events have sparked debate about India’s gender inequality. This column argues...

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

After the Iron Rice Bowl: Extending the Safety Net in China

IDS Discussion Paper, No. 377

Good Practices in Safety, Health, and Working Conditions: Home workers, farmers, construction workers in Cambodia, Mongolia and Thailand

Barriers to the Extension of Social Protection: Evidence from Asia

Networking Grassroots Efforts to Improve Safety and Health in Informal Economy Workplaces in AsiaIndustrial Health

The effect of recall on estimation of incidence rates for injury in Ghana

The purpose of this study was to evaluate and estimate injury as one of the leading causes of adult mortality in most developing countries....

Shoes, Glues and Homework: Dangerous Work in the Global Footwear Industry

Integrating Occupational Health Services into Public Health Systems: A Model Developed with Thailand’s Primary Care Units

Informal Economy, Poverty and Employment, Thailand Series No. 2