Urban Policies Programme

Sumário Executivo: Trabalhadoras Domiciliares em Ahmedabad, na Índia

Pune’s Waste Pickers: Realities & Recommendations

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Peru and Metropolitan Lima

This paper analyzes the national, regional and local budgeting allocations for programmes and services targeting (directly or indirectly)...

How to Analyse Government Budgets from an Informal Economy Perspective

Budget analysis is a powerful policy analysis tool. This technical brief provides a guide to conducting an informal economy budget analysis...

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Nakuru, Kenya

Executive Summary – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Home-based Workers in Bangkok, Thailand

Vending in Public Space: The Case of Bangkok

This brief reviews cultural, economic, political and other broad social foundations of vending in Bangkok’s public space. It also examines...

Budgeting and the Informal Economy in Durban, South Africa

In 2014, 18 per cent of people employed in KwaZulu-Natal worked in an informal enterprise. In 2014/15, eThekwini’s budget was R38.8 billion...

Informal Economy Budget Analysis in Pakistan and Ravi Town, Lahore

The bulk of Pakistan’s workforce is unorganized, and the data available do not depict the true picture, particularly of the number of women...

Proceso de integración de los cartoneros de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Del reconocimiento a la gestión de Centros Verdes y la recolección selectiva

En Argentina, y en particular en su Capital Federal (Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires / CABA), la problemática asociada a los recolectores...