From butchers to hawkers, and shelters to miners, this book reveals the informal economy and texture of the city.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
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The clock is ticking: in the absence of government support, not being able to work means waste reclaimers don’t have money to buy food.
Waste, once freely available to the poor, is being appropriated for business purposes.
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Researcher in ecological economics and political ecology at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Visiting senior lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Johannesburg
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Visiting Researcher at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) and PhD student in Social Sciences at PUCRS, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS)
