The first large-scale study to compare experiences of protracted displacement to explore how living in cities or camps produce different outcomes for refugees' wellbeing, self-reliance and livelihoods.
Bordering Economies aims to unveil the implications and the scope of refugees’ participation in informal cross-border trade between their countries of origin and hosting areas close to the frontier across three continents.
Slums and informal settlements are often vibrant centres of economic activity, with a mesh of small-scale enterprises and home-based work. This report explores their role in participatory slum upgrading.
This research focuses on access to finance for micro- and informal economy enterprises to examine the barriers, benefits and risks to microenterprises in accessing a range of financial services.
Although Fair Trade governance operates in formalised supply chains, much of the Fair Trade movement aims to support own-account workers and micro-enterprises which are often as part of the informal economy.
This research seeks to understand the risks and vulnerabilities to urban livelihoods operating in plural and contradictory legal and regulatory environments.
This project explored the effect of the 2008-09 global recession on the value chain of exports of garments and small manufactured goods from Guangzhou to street traders in Lomé, Togo.
This research compiles a series of small-scale research projects carried out over four years of African migrants in Guangzhou, active in the exports to the African sub-continent.
