Africa

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Street Vendors in Durban, South Africa

Informal business and poverty in South Africa: Rethinking the paradigmLaw, Democracy and Development

Analysing policy discourse concerning the informal economy in South Africa, the article explicates in detail the paucity of (even ostensibly...

‘The State in a Changing World’; plus ça change?: Reflections from the south on the World Bank’s 1997 World Development ReportJournal of International Development

Abstract: Drawing on South African experiences, this paper provides a critical evaluation of the World Bank’s 1997 World Development...

Dislocating modernity: Identity, space and representations of street trade in Durban, South Africa

South Africa’s cities have experienced dramatic changes over the past decade. Cities are now home to a multiracial population, and have been...

The Informal Sector in Jinja, Uganda: Implications of Formalization and Regulation

Organizing informal workers in the urban economy: The case of the construction industry in Dar es Salaam

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Informality in Africa: A Review

This paper examines the realities of informal employment in sub-Saharan Africa, where a significant proportion of employment activity and...

Chemicals Management and Occupational Health in Tanzania. Challenges and Strategies for Improvement

Livelihoods and the Informal Economy in Post-War Angola

Engendering Social Protection

Conference Summary Report from an International Conference on Social Protection and Gender, held with social protection officials and civil...