COVID-19 and the Informal Economy
A key challenge for the post-COVID global economy is whether the disproportionate impact of the crisis on informal workers, who form the majority of the world’s workforce, will be acknowledged. … Continue reading
Pathways to development: from politics to power
A country’s pathway to development is shaped less by institutional type than by the nature of the politics and power relations that underpin these institutions and which shape how they … Continue reading
Bangkok’s Refusal To Be Automatized By Delivery Apps
Why not add the food delivery service to the ride-hailing one of Win drivers (motorcycle drivers) using a system that goes along with their existing “informal” organisation and allows drivers … Continue reading
A living income for the informal workers in the waste sector
Despite their indispensable role, informal workers often remain undervalued and underpaid in many nations. This study underscores the critical importance of recognizing waste workers and providing them with a living … Continue reading
15 years of degrowth research: A systematic review
In academia and political debates, the notions of ‘degrowth’ has gained traction since the dawn of the 21st century. While some uncertainty around its exact definition remains, research on degrowth … Continue reading
2024 State of Civil Society Report
Civil society is being tested like never before by a series of multiple and accelerating crises. Amid growing conflict and repression, in 2023 civil society faced mounting obstacles that made … Continue reading
The Palgrave Handbook of South–South Migration and Inequality
This open access handbook examines the phenomenon of South-South migration and its relationship to inequality in the Global South, where at least a third of all international migration takes place. … Continue reading
Economic growth will not be sufficient to end global poverty – New projections
In this paper, we present new projections for a range of global poverty-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically, extreme monetary poverty, undernutrition, stunting, child mortality, maternal mortality, and access to … Continue reading
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