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The central question this article addresses is: What are the functions of street vendor organizations? The study of street vending in Mexico City shows that vendor organizations perform mainly two central functions. (1) Organizations as negotiators or deal-makers; street vendors choose to become...
Centre for Social and Development Studies (CSDS) Research Report, No. 19
Background paper presented at Regional Policy Seminar on Women Workers in the Informal Sector in South Asia: Creating an Enabling Policy Environment .
Abstract: How do and why might different nations demarcate socioeconomic activity into distinct societal sectors? In this review and critique of sector theories, we use the case study of nonprofit sectors compared with informal economies to evidence the difficulty of drawing separate conceptual...
Abstract: Research on women's health in the developing world has focussed on reproductive issues and has defined women primarily as wives and mothers. Moreover, women's health problems have typically been defined by experts such as health care professionals and policymakers. The research reported...
Abstract: Drawing on South African experiences, this paper provides a critical evaluation of the World Bank's 1997 World Development Report, ‘The State in a Changing World’. The paper sets out the Bank's conception of a ‘good’ state as it emerges from the Report. We then evaluate this conception of...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.