Asia & the Pacific

Informality in South Asia: A Review

This paper seeks to explore the diversity of the informal economy across five countries in South Asia: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan,...

Housing Finance for Poor Working Women: Innovations of the Self-Employed Women’s Association in India

The Self-Employed Womens Association (SEWA) of India recognizes that the home is a paramount productive asset, especially for poor women....

Sumário Executivo Vendedoras Ambulantes em Ahmedabad, na Índia

Employment in Unorganised Sector in Navi Mumbai: A Socio Economic Profile

From the Executive Summary: “The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd (CIDCO) entrust this study to the Tata...

Women and Men Operators of Enterprises in India’s Informal Sector

Women and Men Operators of Enterprises in India’s Informal Sector presents a profile of non-agricultural, informal sector (proprietary, sole...

Peeling the Onion: Social Regulation of the Onion Market, Nangarhar, AfghanistanEconomic and Political Weekly

Afghanistan’s hope that market-driven agriculture will ensure its economic transformation demonstrates a wilful disregard of the links...

Waste Picker Cooperatives in Developing Countries

Paper prepared for WIEGO/Cornell/SEWA Conference on Membership-Based Organizations of the Poor, Ahmedabad, India, January 2005

Tracking Study of Cambodian Garment Sector Workers Affected by the Global Economic Crisis: Second Tracking Survey Final Report

Understanding gender inequalities in wages and incomes in India

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Brazil, Pakistan, Peru and Philippines

This paper brings together the findings from four country papers on informal economy budget analysis. Informal economy budget analysis asks...