Africa

Capitalism and the Common Man: Peasants and Petty Production in Africa and South AsiaAgrarian South: Journal of Political Economy

Abstract: In 1976, the political sociologist of Africa, Gavin Williams, controversially ‘took the part of peasants’ in an essay, the critique...

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

In Focus Programme. SEED Working Paper, No. 39

Addressing inequality and economic marginalisation

Cape Town: Institute for African Alternatives

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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