The Informal Economy and Poverty: Evidence and Policy Review
Colin C. Williams – This review explores the relationship between the informal economy and poverty so as to understand whether the informal economy helps those who are poor to escape … Continue reading
Fiscal Policy and Income Inequality
Income inequality has been rising in many parts of the world in recent decades. This, and the social tensions associated with fiscal consolidation that many have faced in part stemming … Continue reading
Economy for Life in our Earth community
Originally posted on Systemic Alternatives:
Brief Background: This living document is a result of an extensive process led by the Social Movements for an Alternative Asia (SMAA), Gerak Lawan, La…
Planning cities as if women matter
Kalpana Viswanath – There is an urgent need to imagine cities in radically different ways if they are to live up to the promise of freedom and opportunity for everyone. … Continue reading
Urban Informal Workers are Integral to City Economies
Research unveiled today at World Urban Forum challenges myths about the informal economy, and shows that urban informal workers play vital roles in the urban economy and help keep their … Continue reading
The “Urban” Contract
Originally posted on {FAVEL issues}:
post by Marines Pocaterra Reflecting on one of our recent posts “The Revolution Bolivariana and the Social Contract” by Andrew Carman, I’d like to summarize…
Worst Urban Practices
Originally posted on {FAVEL issues}:
Post by Marines Pocaterra [Proyectos Arqui 5] The adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 was a landmark achievement for the international community.…
