In order to assess the role played by policies in informal sector development the International Labour Organization initiated a series of studies on policies and their impact on the urban informal sector in selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper reviews the evidence from Zimbabwe...

Introduction -- Concepts, definitions and sub-classifications of informal sector and informal employment -- Measurement objectives and methods of data collection -- Household surveys on informal sector employment and other types of informal employment -- Establishment surveys and censuses --...

This report provides a detailed and systematic analysis of informal activities in Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa, particularly their operational characteristics of the sector, production, employment and income relations. The report also examines the various constraints affecting the development of...