Africa's Informal Workers is a vigorous examination of the informalization and casualization of work, which is changing livelihoods in Africa and beyond. Gathering cases from nine countries and cities across sub-Saharan Africa, and from a range of sectors, this volume goes beyond the usual focus on household 'coping strategies' and individual agency, addressing the...

Africa's Informal Workers is a vigorous examination of the informalization and casualization of work, which is changing livelihoods in Africa and beyond. Gathering cases from nine countries and cities across sub-Saharan Africa, and from a range of sectors, this volume goes beyond the usual focus on household 'coping strategies' and individual agency, addressing the...

<p>Ilda Lindell is the guest editor of this special issue.</p>

<p>Ilda Lindell is the guest editor of this special issue.</p>

Ilda Lindell is the guest editor of this special issue.

<p>Ilda Lindell is the guest editor of this special issue.</p>

<p>Ilda Lindell is the guest editor of this special issue.</p>

Ilda Lindell is the guest editor of this special issue.

This Policy Dialogue compares two very different conceptions of the informal economy that are prominent internationally: a market-based approach and a rights-based approach. It reflects upon the policy implications of adopting one perspective or the other, and argues that the terms ‘entrepreneur’ and ‘worker’ are often ideologically charged rather than a reflection...