Conference Papers & Abstracts

A. Ainslie - Band-aid,banditry or bricolage?

Ainslie, Andrew. 2007. Band-aid,banditry or bricolage? Living on the margins conference paper.

A. Barrientos - Linking informality and chronic poverty

Barrientos, Armando. 2007. Linking informality and chronic poverty. Living on the margins conference paper

S. Barrientos - Migrant and contract labour in global production systems

Barrientos, Stephanie. 2007. Migrant and contract labour in global production systems: Addressing decent work for the most vulnerable workers. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

B. Baruah - Women and multiple vulnerabilities

Baruah, Bipasha. 2007. Women and multiple vulnerabilities: Opportunities and constraints in landed property ownership for informal sector workers in urban India. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

J. Beall - Inside out: Informality on the margins of the state

Beall, J. 2007. Inside out: Informality on the margins of the state. Living on the Margins Conference Paper.

H. Bernstein - Capital and labour from

Bernstein, Henry. 2007. Capital and labour from centre to margins. Living on the Margins Conference Paper.

S. Bracking & L. Sachikonye - Remittances, poverty reduction and the informalisation of household wellbeing in Zimbabwe

Bracking, Sarah & Sachikonye, Lloyd. 2007. Remittances, poverty reduction and the informalisation of household wellbeing in Zimbabwe. Living on the Margins Conference Paper.

A. Chimhowu & P. Woodhouse - Vernacular land markets and rural poverty

Chimhowu, Adamos & Woodhouse, Phil. 2007. Vernacular land markets and rural poverty: Reflections on land transactions in Svosve Communal Area, Zimbabwe. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

De Herdt, T. & Marivoet, W. - Informalization, poverty and inequality in Kinshasa (DRC)

De Herdt, Tom & Marivoet, Wim. 2007. Informalization, poverty and inequality in Kinshasa (DRC). Living on the Margins Conference Paper.

Del Grande, L. - “Farms came to the people” : Where have all the farm dwellers gone?

Del Grande, Lisa. 2007. “Farms came to the people” : Where have all the farm dwellers gone? Living on the Margins Conference Paper

Devereaux, S. - Cashing in or crashing out? : Pastoralist livelihoods in Somali Region, Ethiopia

Devereaux, Stephen. 2007. Cashing in or crashing out? : Pastoralist livelihoods in Somali Region, Ethiopia. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

Devey, R., Skinner, C., & Valodia, I. - Second Best? : Trends and linkages in the informal economy in South Africa

Devey, Richard, Skinner, Caroline & Valodia, Imraan. 2007. Second Best? : Trends and linkages in the informal economy in South Africa. Living on the Margins Conference Paper.

Doane, D.L. - Living in the background: Homebased women workers and poverty persistence

Doane, Donna L. 2007. Living in the background: Homebased women workers and poverty persistence. Living on the Margins Conference Paper.

Du Toit, A. & Neves, D. - In search of South Africa’s second economy

Du Toit, Andries & Neves, David. 2007. In search of South Africa’s second economy : Chronic poverty, vulnerability and adverse incorporation in Mt. Frere and Khayelitsha. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

Fourie, M. - Occupation: A helpful way of viewing what people do every day and how they respond to poverty

Fourie, Marion. 2007. Occupation: A helpful way of viewing what people do every day and how they respond to poverty. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

Rincon, M. Garcia - Seeking to participate: Reconfiguring the relationship between the state and street vendors in Caracas, Venezuela

Rincon, Maria-Fernanda Garcia. 2007. Seeking to participate: Reconfiguring the relationship between the state and street vendors in Caracas, Venezuela. Living on the Margins Conference Paper.

Goldblatt, B. - Gender, rights and the disability grant in South Africa

Goldblatt, Beth. 2007. Gender, rights and the disability grant in South Africa. Living on the Margins Conference Paper.

Heintz, J. - The limits of dualism

Heintz, James. 2007. The limits of dualism. Living on the Margins Conference Paper.

Kayuni, H. M. & Tambulasi, R. - Indispensable livelihoods wiped out?: The case of street vending in Malawi’s urban center, Zomba

Kayuni, Happy M. & Tambulasi, Richard - Indispensable livelihoods wiped out?: The case of street vending in Malawi’s urban center, Zomba. 2007. Living on the Margins Conference Paper.

Kothari, U. - Global peddlers and local networks: Reworking the Spaces of Marginality

Kothari, Uma - Global peddlers and local networks: Reworking the Spaces of Marginality. 2007. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

Kumar, Dr. S. - Lines in the sand: A conceptual exploration of the informal worker, employer, state nexus and social protection

Kumar, Dr. Sunil. Lines in the sand: A conceptual exploration of the informal worker, employer, state nexus and social protection. 2007. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

Lorenzo, T. - From the margins: Disabled women create a network of action spaces for social change

Lorenzo, Theresa - From the margins: Disabled women create a network of action spaces for social change. 2007. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

Manganga, K. - Street vending in post-opeartion Murambatsvina Harare: The case of female vendors at Machipisa, Highfield Township

Manganga, Kudakwashe. 2007. Street vending in post-opeartion Murambatsvina Harare: The case of female vendors at Machipisa, Highfield Township. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

Marx, C. - On the margins of the economy

Marx, Colin. 2007. On the margins of the economy. Living on the Margins Conference Paper. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

McAllister, P. - Spatial dichotomies and the realities of everyday eractice

McAllister, Patrick. 2007. Spatial dichotomies and the realities of everyday eractice: Are concepts such as ‘margins’ and ‘marginalisation’ useful for analyzing rural life in the contemporary Eastern Cape province? Living on the Margins Conference Paper

Mitlin, D. - A Class act: Rules, regulations and rituals and the creation, maintenance and eduction of poverty

Mitlin, Diana. 2007. A Class act: Rules, regulations and rituals and the creation, maintenance and eduction of poverty. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

Msoka, C. T. - Street vending in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: The dynamics behind continuing vulnerability

Msoka, Colman T. 2007. Street vending in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: The dynamics behind continuing vulnerability. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

Mugara, T. - The impact of operation Murambatsvina (Clean Up) on urban livelihoods of ‘informal vendors’ in Harare, Zimbabwe

Mugara, Tendai. 2007. The impact of operation Murambatsvina (Clean Up) on urban livelihoods of ‘informal vendors’ in Harare, Zimbabwe. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

Parnell, S. & Pieterse, E. - Realising the ‘right to the city’: Institutional imperatives for tackling urban poverty

Parnell, Susan & Pieterse, Edgar. 2007. Realising the ‘right to the city’: Institutional imperatives for tackling urban poverty. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

Potts, D. - The state and the informal in sub-Saharan African urban economies

Potts, Deborah. 2007. The state and the informal in sub-Saharan African urban economies: Revisiting debates on dualism. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

Sabates-Wheeler, R., Natali, C. & Black, R. - Migration, legal status and poverty: Evidence from return to Ghana

Sabates-Wheeler, Rachel, Natali, Claudia & Black, Richard. 2007. Migration, legal status and poverty: Evidence from return to Ghana. Living on the Margins Conference Paper.

Simone, A. - Living on fractures

Simone, AbdouMaliq. 2007. Living on fractures. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

Skinner, C. - The struggle for the streets: Processes of exclusion and inclusion of street traders in Durban, South Africa

Skinner, Caroline. 2007. The struggle for the streets: Processes of exclusion and inclusion of street traders in Durban, South Africa. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

Tambulasi, R.I.C. & Kayuni, H.M. - Can the state perpetuate the marginalization of the poor?

Tambulasi, Richard I.C. & Kayuni, Happy M. 2007. Can the state perpetuate the marginalization of the poor?: An analysis of the social economic effects of the state’s ban of minibus “callboys” in Malawi. Living on the Margins Conference Paper.

Triegaardt, J. - Poverty and inequality in South Africa: Policy options and consequences for planning in an emerging democracy

Triegaardt, Jean. 2007. Poverty and inequality in South Africa: Policy options and consequences for planning in an emerging democracy. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

van Donk, M. - “Positive” urban futures in sub-Saharan Africa

van Donk, Mirjam. 2007. “Positive” urban futures in sub-Saharan Africa. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

Watson, R. & Duncan, M. - Chronic poverty, disability and occupational deprivation

Watson, Ruth & Duncan, Madeleine. 2007. Chronic poverty, disability and occupational deprivation. Living on the Margins Conference Paper

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