Introduction to Inclusive Urban Economies

• Greene, S., Pendall, R., Scott, M., & Lei, S. (2016). Open cities: From economic exclusion to urban inclusion. Urban Institute.
• Meiers, R. (2015, September 22). Business and the sustainable development goals: What to expect and how to lead [Blog post].
• United Nations. (2016). The world’s cities in 2016: Data booklet. United Nations. (26.83 Mb pdf)
• United Nations. (2018). World Urbanization Prospects 2018. 

Informal versus Formal Economy: Scope and Issues

• Chen, M. A. (2012). The informal economy: Definitions, theories and policies. (WIEGO working paper no. 1). WIEGO Secretariat.
• Garcia-Bolivar, O. E. (2006). Informal economy: Is it a problem, a solution or both? The perspective of the informal business. (Working paper 1065). Bepress legal series.
• Gausi, T., et al. (Eds.). (2016). Recommendation 204: Ending informality. Equal Times, News at Work. (5.43 Mb pdf)
• Rag-pickers to get health benefits under Arogyasri. (2012, January 27). [Blog post].
• Vanek, J., et al. (2014). Statistics on the informal economy: Definitions, regional estimates & challenges. (WIEGO working paper no. 2). WIEGO Secretariat.
• Wiegoglobal. (2016). Organizing for change: Workers in the informal economy. [Video] (5:16 min.)

Organizing the Informal: Women’s Own Institutions

• Gender at Work. (2017). Gender at Work framework.
• International Union of Sex Workers (IUSW) campaigns for the rights of those who work in the sex industry.
• Sewa Bank assists poor women workers engaged in the unorganized sector and provides them with financial services for socio-economic empowerment through their own management and ownership.
• Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform. (n.d.). Sustainable development goals.
• Tilly, C., et al. (2013). Final report: Informal worker organizing as a strategy for improving subcontracted work in the textile and apparel industries of Brazil, South Africa, India, and China. Institute of Research on Labor and Employment. (3.0 Mb pdf)

Green Economy

• Biel, R. (2016). Sustainable food systems: The role of the city. UCL Press. Book is available as a free download.
• Vidal, J. (2011, April 10). Bolivia enshrines natural world’s rights with equal status for Mother Earth. [Blog post].
• Zenghelis, D. & Stern, N. (2015, November 19). Climate change and cities: A prime source of problems, yet key to a solution [Blog post].

Slums and Housing: Problems and Solutions

• Asian Coalition for Housing Rights. (2012). Citywide upgrading is possible. ACHR. (1.39 Mb pdf)
• Fahmi, F. Z. (2014, July 8). Promoting the creative economy. The Jakarta Post.
• Jarmiko, P. (2014). Calling the circle [Video]. (6:00 min.)
• Magalhaes, F. (Ed.). (2016). Slum upgrading and housing in Latin America. Inter-American Development Bank.
• UncommonMediaUK. (2012). The way to end slums [Video]. (21:06 min.)

Access to Financial Services for Economic Inclusion

• Arul Nandhi, M. (2011). The urban poor and their money: A study of cycle rickshaw pullers in Delhi. (713K pdf). 
• Bashar, T. & Rashid, S. (2012). Urban microfinance and urban poverty in Bangladesh. Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, 17(1), 151-170. (StFX only)
• Bossone, B. & Sarr, A. (2016, February 18). Leveraging urbanization to fund sustainable development and financial inclusion [Blog post].
• Mitlin, D. (2008). Urban poor funds: Development by the people for the people. (Working paper 18). IIED.
• TheResearchTV. (2013). “Run-away” susu money collectors in Ghana [Video]. (9:32 min.)

Persons living with Disabilities, and Thriving vs. Dying Cities

• TEDx Talks. (2016). Why is it time to make inclusive development inclusive: Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo: TEDxFoggyBottom [Video]. (11:16 min.)

Urban Markets, Value Chains and Employment: Analysis Frameworks

• The UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment, established in 2016, has united leaders to launch a shared agenda that accelerates women’s economic empowerment in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
• Werna, E. (n.d.). A multi-sectoral approach to decent work in the urban economy. ILO. (39K pdf)

Economic Policies: Creating Exclusion or Inclusion?

• Habitat III, the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development.
• WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. (2016). 4 questions on planning inclusive cities and urban migrants in Asia with Annette Kim [Video]. (1:52 min.)

Resources

• Biggs, S., Goldtooth, T. B. K., & Lake, O. O. (2017). Rights of nature & Mother Earth: Rights-based law for systemic change. Movement Rights. (8.45 Mb pdf)
• Social Capital Partners drives large-scale change through action-based learning, entrepreneurial experience, and collaboration.
• Urban Health Resource Centre addresses health, nutrition and wellbeing of disadvantaged urban populations.