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Mamuna Mohammed, a head load porter (kayayei), carries bananas through Agbogbloshie Market in Accra, Ghana

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  • Research Reports

    Organizing in the Informal Economy: A Case Study of the Minibus Taxi Industry in South Africa

    In Focus Programme. SEED Working Paper, No. 39

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  • Journal Articles

    Addressing inequality and economic marginalisation

    Cape Town: Institute for African Alternatives

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  • Organizing Briefs

    Organizing on the Streets: A Study of Reclaimers in the Streets of Cape Town

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

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  • Journal Articles

    Organizing in the Informal Economy: A Case Study of the Municipal Waste Management Industry in South Africa

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  • Research Reports

    Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Street Vendors

    This report synthesizes qualitative and quantitative data from the first (2012) round of IEMS fieldwork in the street vendor sector in five...

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  • Research Reports

    City Report: Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Durban, South Africa

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  • Books & Book Chapters

    Procurement Policy Subversion in Contracts Between South African Retailers and Suppliers

    Abstract: This chapter focuses on tensions and regulatory gaps impacting public procurement reform in the private sector (supply chain) doing...

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  • Journal Articles

    The dynamics of local innovations among formal and informal enterprises: Stories from rural South Africa

    Abstract: Exploiting the developmental potential of innovation for marginalised communities requires a context-specific understanding of...

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  • Journal Articles

    The tangled web of associational life: Urban governance and the politics of popular livelihoods in Nigeria

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  • Journal Articles

    The multiple sites of urban governance: Insights from an African city

    Abstract:

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