Poverty reduction

Demographic change

Older people’s rights are human rights

Fight for survival

Underage “okada” riders in Ghana

Pakistan

Some poor people depend on garbage scavenging in Islamabad

Secondhand clothes

Trade in secondhand clothes: the benefits outweigh the costs

Gender equality

Women are particularly disadvantaged in the informal sector

Kenya

Poor Kenyans complain about rising public debt

Economy

Bringing businesses out of the informal sector

Relevant reading

In promotion of small businesses, prioritise social capital

Our view

The nightmare of states that are too small