Asia & the Pacific

Paid Work, Women’s Empowerment and Inclusive Growth: Transforming the Structures of Constraint

This research paper examines the extent to which the structure of economic opportunities generated by a country’s growth strategies...

Fatal Fashion Analysis of recent factory fires in Pakistan and Bangladesh: A call to protect and respect garment workers’ lives

Social Protection as Development Policy: Asian Perspectives

Informal Gold Mining in Mongolia: A Baseline Survey Report Covering Bornuur and Zaamar Soums, Tuv Aimag

Female Business Ownership and Informal Sector Persistence

This paper shows that a substantial share of the persistence in India’s unorganized manufacturing sector is due to the rapid increase...

Causes and Effects of Slum Eviction in Bangkok

Research paper published by CODI.

Articulating Growth in the Urban Spectrum

Decent Work in Ahmedabad: An Integrated Approach

This paper examines the recent history, political economy and trends in urbanization in Ahmedabad and discusses a number of integrated policies...

Housing and Urban Service Needs of Home-Based Workers: Findings From a Seven-Country Study

This policy brief considers linkages between urban infrastructure and livelihood issues for home-based workers. It is based on a series of...

Working Life of Street Vendors in MumbaiThe Indian Journal Of Labour Economics

Abstract: Street vendors in Mumbai are among the most deprived sections of the self-employed workers. This paper tries to portray the ‘working...