Podcasts about informality

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Bongani Bingwa speaks to economist, Xhanti Payi about the ongoing debate around South Africa’s unemployment figures, following comments by Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie who questioned the official 32.9% unemployment rate, arguing that the “real” rate may be closer to 10% when informal economic activity is taken into account. The conversation examines why the informal and township economy has long been dismissed as unsophisticated, despite evidence of its scale and resilience. Using stokvels as a case study — which saw inflows exceed R13 billion last year — the discussion explores the economic power of informal savings and trade, why nearly 80% of businesses remain unregistered, what barriers continue to frustrate formalisation efforts, and what this means for policy, job creation and economic growth in South Africa. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station. Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds those in power to account on your behalf. The team bring you all you need to know to start your day Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa broadcast on 702: https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/36edSLV or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/zEcM35T Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Emerald Podcast Series, host Nick Wallwork is joined by Lindsey Garner-Knapp and Tamara Mulherin, co-editors of the book Informality and Policymaking: Weaving the Threads of Everyday Policy Work. Welcome to Emerald Podcast Series. Join our hosts as they talk to experts using their research to create real impact in society. In each episode we explore the role research plays in our modern world, and ask how it can contribute to solving the complex environmental, economic, social and political challenges facing our planet.

Na raming maak 58 persent van Namibië se werksmag hul bestaan uit die informele sektor. Dit is onthul deur die uitvoerende direkteur in die ministerie van finansies, Michael Humavindu. Humavindu het vanoggend tydens die bekendstelling van die verslag getiteld Diagnostics of Informality in Namibia gesê dat die informele sektor se bydrae tot die BBP teen 2025 op 26,5 persent staan. Ten spyte hiervan het hy gesê dat die sektor tans in 'n baie bestraffende regulatoriese omgewing funksioneer, nie as 'n vennoot wat bemagtig moet word nie.

Tehillah Niselow is in conversations with Hilary Joffe, Business Day Editor-At-LargeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Insight: Are Waste Pickers workers or entrepreneurs? Rethinking informality and justice in SA's economy | Associate Professor Marlese von Broembsen by Radio Islam

The first episode of this new Urbinary cycle investigates how systems of labour exploitation shape space, focusing on rural southern Italy. It explores the phenomenon of Caporalato—the informal recruitment of agricultural workers—not merely as an illegal labour practice, but as a spatial and political infrastructure sustaining global food systems.The episode navigates themes of informality, temporariness, and exclusion, tracing how settlements like La Pista emerge from the intersections of migration, state absence, and economic extraction. These spaces, often viewed as peripheral or non-urban, challenge conventional urban categories and highlight the centrality of so-called margins within contemporary capitalism.By reinterpreting the rural as an active site of production and power, the episode raises critical questions: what defines a city, and what kinds of spaces are produced at its edges?

A large proportion of economic activity takes place in the informal sector in every country, particularly in LMICs. Informality, and the lack of rights and protection that goes with it, affects the families who live in slums, the people who take off-the-books jobs, and the firms that choose to skirt regulations. It also affects the governments who want to increase the size of the formal sector – and the revenue they can collect from it. Gabriel Ulyssea of UCL and Mariaflavia Harari of the University of Pennsylvania are two of the editors of new VoxDevLit that examines what we know about the size of the informal sector and how it operates. They talk to Tim Phillips about the grey areas between formal and informal, and the limitations of policies that try to increase the size of the formal economy. Read the VoxDevLit here: https://voxdev.org/voxdevlit/informality

We're excited to host Dr. Aditi Surie, a Senior Consultant at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) and a leading researcher on digital labour platforms, worker well-being, and livelihoods in India.At IIHS, Dr. Surie leads the academic and policy research portfolio on technology and society, focusing on how digital platforms shape work, employment, and economic opportunities, especially in the Global South. Since 2015, she has conducted extensive sectoral studies on gig and platform workers, analyzing their working conditions, risks, and experiences with platform design.Her research provides crucial insights into employment in India's fast-growing platform economy, covering workers across delivery, ride-hailing, home services, and other digital labour platforms.Beyond research, she is actively involved in policy discussions on labour rights, digital governance, and platform regulation, collaborating with academics, policymakers, and civil society organizations.Her co-edited book, Platformization and Informality (2023), brings together scholars to develop Global South-specific frameworks for understanding the quality and regulation of platform work.In this episode, Dr. Surie takes us deep into the Platform Economy, examining how companies like Urban Company, Swiggy, Blinkit, and BluSmart generate employment and what that means for workers' rights, job security, and economic inclusion.‘In Solidarity' is the SEWA Cooperative Federation Podcast, dedicated to unpacking critical themes around women's economic empowerment and the challenges facing women-run enterprises.Tune in!

This talk explores the needs of the poor and homeless around the world, charting the interplay between formal and informal settlements. The key example for this talk will be the favelas of Saõ Paulo in the context of a broader concern with Latin American urbanism and the role of individual initiative, social forces and politics as agencies of urban transformation. Built environments are to be seen not only as technological artifacts but also as providing a spatial politics for transforming where and how vulnerable communities immigrate to cities. Key questions arise concerning the relation of informal housing to the formal infrastructural systems of cities, including access to utilities. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 40167]

This talk explores the needs of the poor and homeless around the world, charting the interplay between formal and informal settlements. The key example for this talk will be the favelas of Saõ Paulo in the context of a broader concern with Latin American urbanism and the role of individual initiative, social forces and politics as agencies of urban transformation. Built environments are to be seen not only as technological artifacts but also as providing a spatial politics for transforming where and how vulnerable communities immigrate to cities. Key questions arise concerning the relation of informal housing to the formal infrastructural systems of cities, including access to utilities. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 40167]

This talk explores the needs of the poor and homeless around the world, charting the interplay between formal and informal settlements. The key example for this talk will be the favelas of Saõ Paulo in the context of a broader concern with Latin American urbanism and the role of individual initiative, social forces and politics as agencies of urban transformation. Built environments are to be seen not only as technological artifacts but also as providing a spatial politics for transforming where and how vulnerable communities immigrate to cities. Key questions arise concerning the relation of informal housing to the formal infrastructural systems of cities, including access to utilities. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 40167]

This talk explores the needs of the poor and homeless around the world, charting the interplay between formal and informal settlements. The key example for this talk will be the favelas of Saõ Paulo in the context of a broader concern with Latin American urbanism and the role of individual initiative, social forces and politics as agencies of urban transformation. Built environments are to be seen not only as technological artifacts but also as providing a spatial politics for transforming where and how vulnerable communities immigrate to cities. Key questions arise concerning the relation of informal housing to the formal infrastructural systems of cities, including access to utilities. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 40167]

This talk explores the needs of the poor and homeless around the world, charting the interplay between formal and informal settlements. The key example for this talk will be the favelas of Saõ Paulo in the context of a broader concern with Latin American urbanism and the role of individual initiative, social forces and politics as agencies of urban transformation. Built environments are to be seen not only as technological artifacts but also as providing a spatial politics for transforming where and how vulnerable communities immigrate to cities. Key questions arise concerning the relation of informal housing to the formal infrastructural systems of cities, including access to utilities. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 40167]

This talk explores the needs of the poor and homeless around the world, charting the interplay between formal and informal settlements. The key example for this talk will be the favelas of Saõ Paulo in the context of a broader concern with Latin American urbanism and the role of individual initiative, social forces and politics as agencies of urban transformation. Built environments are to be seen not only as technological artifacts but also as providing a spatial politics for transforming where and how vulnerable communities immigrate to cities. Key questions arise concerning the relation of informal housing to the formal infrastructural systems of cities, including access to utilities. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 40167]

Deb Hutton joins for Party for Two to discuss the top stories of the day. Gavin Tighe talks about the increase in informality in virtual court hearings. Plus, should we bring back snow days?

Max Weber once remarked that bureaucracy's power comes from its massing of expert and factual knowledges. It amasses this power, in part, by keeping much of its expertise and factual knowledge from public view. Only occasionally does someone with access reveal more of what's going on behind the scenes, and how it might matter for our thinking about how facts are produced and contested, and what kinds of facts matter to policy makers and why. Sarah Ball is one such person.  In Behavioural Public Policy in Australia: How an Idea Became Practice (Routledge, 2024), the former public servant draws on interviews and ethnographic observation to chart the making of a behavioural public policy unit in the Australian public service, asking — and answering — questions about how the unit sought to make facts and establish expertise, and how the many meanings of behavioural insights were contested and accommodated along the way. If you like this episode of New Books in Interpretive Political and Social Science then you might also be interested in others in the series on the interpretation of policy, like Sarah Wiebe talking about Everyday Exposure, and more recently, José Ciro Martínez on States of Subsistence. Sarah recommends Informality in Policymaking by Lindsey Garner-Knapp and others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/australian-and-new-zealand-studies

Today, informal settlements are home to over a billion people (nearly 1/7 of the world population); and that number is projected to triple by 2050. These growing settlements are the result of rapid urbanization and present us with both lessons as well as serious challenges for the future of our planet. In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with Dr. Janice Perlman, a global expert on urbanization and the informal sector. With over fifty years of experience researching the favelas of Rio de Janeiro and working within informal settlements in megacities throughout the world, Perlman sheds light on the realities of daily life for informal settlers and how we can address the pressing challenges of rapid urbanization to create a more equitable and sustainable future for all. Tune in Friday, June 16, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 PST on the Voice America Variety Channel https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities; and find all previous episodes on Spotify, Apple iTunes or your favorite podcast platform.

In this episode John's discussions with Dr Philipp Horn include ‘Urban Informality' and they explore terms such as ‘slums' and ‘favelas' which are less used in geography education these days. It is worth listening to the whole episode to understand the use of the words and how many of them have been adopted and reclaimed by some people who live in informal settlements.   Resources X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/Philipp__Horn Philipp's staff profile (this includes the links to the publications/films discussed) Upcoming textbook on Urban Informality Roots Ahead film Series 13 of GeogPod is kindly sponsored by Rayburn Tours. For over 60 years, Rayburn Tours have been creating tailor-made school geography trips to destinations in the UK, Europe and beyond that inspire, motivate and enhance student understanding. Their expert team craft incredible itineraries of excursions and activities, with the added option of a geographical Field Study Tutor and on-tour resources. The best way to learn is through adventure!

Fleur Adcock's sly, laconic poems have been delighting audiences since her 1964 debut The Eye of the Hurricane. Her Collected Poems draws together the work of sixty years; as Fiona Sampson writes, ‘Informality and immediacy are good ways to remake a world; and Adcock's style has not dated in the half-century since her debut.' Adcock was joined in conversation at the Bookshop with her publisher, Neil Astley, and read from her Collected Poems.Find more events at the Bookshop: lrb.me/eventspodBuy Fleur Adcock's Collected Poems: lrb.me/adcockpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

They've reached the top of the corporate ladder. They've got the corner office, the fancy title, and the seemingly endless stream of accolades. But for many CEOs and other C-suite executives, there's a hidden challenge: the coachability paradox. The higher you climb, the less open you may be to feedback and guidance. This paradox can be a major obstacle to growth, both for individual leaders and for the organisations they lead. Loved this episode? Don't miss out on future insights! Subscribe to the podcast for more leadership inspiration and practical tips an leave us a review. Visit our website for more information on everything we offer: https://trans2performance.com Chapters Introduction (00:00:00:03 - 00:00:44:01) Reflecting on Christmas/January (00:00:44:01 - 00:01:40:20) Upcoming Retreat/Expectations (00:01:40:20 - 00:02:54:03) Challenges in Leadership/Decision-Making (00:02:54:04 - 00:04:33:05) The Leadership Paradox (00:04:33:07 - 00:06:23:08) Breaking Routine for Personal Growth (00:06:23:10 - 00:07:50:15) Leadership Challenges/Self-Improvement (00:07:50:17 - 00:09:37:23) The Importance of Mutual Support (00:09:37:24 - 00:11:36:01) Leadership Decision-Making Challenges (00:11:36:01 - 00:13:01:11) Mindsets/Growth (00:13:01:11 - 00:14:33:13) Communication Flow/Isolation (00:14:33:13 - 00:15:52:08) Experience in Decision-Making (00:15:52:08 - 00:17:24:18) Open Networks/Coaching Relationships (00:17:24:18 - 00:19:42:02) The Challenge of Coaching without Respect (00:19:42:04 - 00:20:02:10) Building Respect in Coaching Relationships (00:20:02:10 - 00:21:57:20) Mentors/Mentees/Selecting Coaches (00:21:57:22 - 00:23:50:02) Age/Experience/Open-Mindedness (00:23:50:03 - 00:26:00:05) Formality vs. Informality in Coaching Relationships (00:26:00:07 - 00:27:33:03) Continuous Development (00:27:33:03 - 00:29:27:10) Ego/Coaching/Leadership (00:30:20:04 - 00:32:56:18) Psychological Safety in Leadership (00:32:56:19 - 00:36:20:13) Ego/Chimp Mode/Cultural Leadership pt.2 (00:36:20:13 - 00:37:44:07) Encouraging a Coaching Culture (00:37:44:07 - 00:38:48:03) Leadership by Example/Setting Standards (00:38:48:03 - 00:39:52:05) Leadership Behavior vs. Culture (00:40:10:22 - 00:41:39:02) Leading by Example/Authenticity/Hypocrisy (00:41:39:02 - 00:42:31:10) Coaching for Organisational Benefit (00:42:31:10 - 00:43:30:10) Embracing Reverse Mentoring (00:43:30:13 - 00:48:38:19) Commitment to Coaching/Addressing Mentee's Fears (00:48:38:19 - 00:49:51:21) Commitment to Processes/ Coachability Paradox (00:50:22:20 - 00:51:20:07) Digital Skills/ Technological Evolution (00:51:20:07 - 00:52:54:12) Stifling Innovation (00:52:54:12 - 00:55:07:17) Changing Perspectives (00:55:07:17 - 00:56:57:12) Continuous Learning Opportunities (00:56:57:12 - 01:00:09:04) Understanding Emotional Blocks in Decision-Making (01:00:09:04 - 01:00:55:13) Objective Views/Psychological Safety (01:00:55:13 - 01:01:53:02) Humility/Learning from Others (01:01:53:02 - 01:02:54:21) Challenging Perspectives (01:02:54:21 - 01:04:21:12) Conclusion (01:04:21:12 - 01:06:51:18) Follow us on all of our socials: Tiktok- ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@t2_performance⁠⁠ Instagram- ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/trans2performance/⁠⁠  Youtube-⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@trans2performance/videos⁠⁠ Facebook- ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/trans2performance⁠⁠  Twitter- ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Trans2P⁠⁠  Linkedin- ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/9404485/⁠⁠  In this episode, we referenced: https://blog.vantagecircle.com/coaching-culture/#:~:text=This%20includes%20incorporating%20practices%20that,lending%20a%20hand%20whenever%20necessary https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joe-folkman-4766813_coachability-leadershipdevelopment-continuouslearning-activity-7087111653590253568-A9YZ/?trk=public_profile_like_view https://ardencoaching.com/confidence-vs-coachability/ https://seibco.com/all-important-skill/ Hosts: Spencer Locker, Senior Consultant at Trans2 Performance James Cooper, Consultant at Trans2 Performance --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thet2hubcast/message

The significance of Peruvian history on the topic of informality, however, is not restricted to this nation. Some of the most emblematic experts on informality - from John Turner to Hernando de Soto - came out of reflecting on housing in cities like Lima and Arequipa, before their ideas were exported to Latin America and around the world.  Today we talk with University of Technology Sydney researcher Helen Gyger on her book “"Improvised Cities: Architecture, Urbanization, and Innovation in Peru," which was also the topic of her PhD dissertation at Columbia University. As it turns out, when Helen interviewed John Turner on his experience in Peru, he told her she had to look further back and at the Peruvian architects, politicians and academics who were pioneers in addressing low-cost housing. In this episode, we do just that. Cohost Kelly Ros Mery Jaime and I talk to Helen about three figures whose different approaches continue to define the terms of the debate around housing provision and informality today: Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Pedro G. Beltrán, Adolfo Córdova.  We discuss their visions for architecture and low-cost housing provision in the 1950s, ther impact on how informality and the role of the state was conceived in the developmentalist era, and their continued legacy.  Helen Gyer is a researcher on architecture history at the University of Technology Sydney and previously was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. She holds a PhD in the history and theory of architecture from Columbia University.   Kelly Ros Mery Jaime is an architect at the National University of Engineering in Peru, researcher and activist on housing issues. She holds a master in urban development planning from Manchester University.

Among urban designers and municipal officials, the term encroachment is defined as a deviation from the official master plan. But in cities today, such informal modifications to the urban fabric are deeply enmeshed with formal planning procedures.  Master Plans and Encroachments: The Architecture of Informality in Islamabad (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2023) examines informality in the high-modernist city of Islamabad as a strategic conformity to official schemes and regulations rather than as a deviation from them. For the new administrative capital of Pakistan designed in 1959 by Greek architect and planner Constantinos A. Doxiadis, Islamabad's master plan offers a clear template of formal urban design within which informal spaces and processes have been articulated. Drawing on deep archival research, wide-ranging interviews, and an array of visual material, including photographs, maps, and architectural drawings, Dr. Faiza Moatasim shows how Islamabad's master plan is not simply a blueprint that guides future urban development or makes its violations apparent; it is used by both city officials and citizens to develop informal spaces that accommodate unfulfilled needs and desires of those living and working in the city. Master Plans and Encroachments is the first book that examines the informal practices of both the privileged and the underprivileged. The book highlights how low-, middle-, and upper-income people do not randomly build informal spaces; they strategically use architectural techniques to support their informal claims to space, which are often met with the government's tacit approval. In this episode, Tayeba Batool talks to Dr. Faiza Moatasim about the spatial, material, class, and gendered negotiations and experiences that are imprinted on the city through Masterplans. Dr. Moatasim also shares how her research on a postcolonial city such as Islamabad projects onto urbanisms and encroachments elsewhere, and what we can learn the complexities of urban planning and architecture. The conversation also creates a space to address experiences with publishing inter-disciplinary research and highlight the necessity of learning from cities that are often overlooked in the dialogue about and on urban spaces. Dr. Faiza Moatasim is an Assistant Professor of Architecture in Urbanism and Urban Design at the USC School of Architecture. Tayeba Batool is a PhD Candidate in Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. Tayeba Batool is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Among urban designers and municipal officials, the term encroachment is defined as a deviation from the official master plan. But in cities today, such informal modifications to the urban fabric are deeply enmeshed with formal planning procedures.  Master Plans and Encroachments: The Architecture of Informality in Islamabad (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2023) examines informality in the high-modernist city of Islamabad as a strategic conformity to official schemes and regulations rather than as a deviation from them. For the new administrative capital of Pakistan designed in 1959 by Greek architect and planner Constantinos A. Doxiadis, Islamabad's master plan offers a clear template of formal urban design within which informal spaces and processes have been articulated. Drawing on deep archival research, wide-ranging interviews, and an array of visual material, including photographs, maps, and architectural drawings, Dr. Faiza Moatasim shows how Islamabad's master plan is not simply a blueprint that guides future urban development or makes its violations apparent; it is used by both city officials and citizens to develop informal spaces that accommodate unfulfilled needs and desires of those living and working in the city. Master Plans and Encroachments is the first book that examines the informal practices of both the privileged and the underprivileged. The book highlights how low-, middle-, and upper-income people do not randomly build informal spaces; they strategically use architectural techniques to support their informal claims to space, which are often met with the government's tacit approval. In this episode, Tayeba Batool talks to Dr. Faiza Moatasim about the spatial, material, class, and gendered negotiations and experiences that are imprinted on the city through Masterplans. Dr. Moatasim also shares how her research on a postcolonial city such as Islamabad projects onto urbanisms and encroachments elsewhere, and what we can learn the complexities of urban planning and architecture. The conversation also creates a space to address experiences with publishing inter-disciplinary research and highlight the necessity of learning from cities that are often overlooked in the dialogue about and on urban spaces. Dr. Faiza Moatasim is an Assistant Professor of Architecture in Urbanism and Urban Design at the USC School of Architecture. Tayeba Batool is a PhD Candidate in Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. Tayeba Batool is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/architecture

Among urban designers and municipal officials, the term encroachment is defined as a deviation from the official master plan. But in cities today, such informal modifications to the urban fabric are deeply enmeshed with formal planning procedures.  Master Plans and Encroachments: The Architecture of Informality in Islamabad (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2023) examines informality in the high-modernist city of Islamabad as a strategic conformity to official schemes and regulations rather than as a deviation from them. For the new administrative capital of Pakistan designed in 1959 by Greek architect and planner Constantinos A. Doxiadis, Islamabad's master plan offers a clear template of formal urban design within which informal spaces and processes have been articulated. Drawing on deep archival research, wide-ranging interviews, and an array of visual material, including photographs, maps, and architectural drawings, Dr. Faiza Moatasim shows how Islamabad's master plan is not simply a blueprint that guides future urban development or makes its violations apparent; it is used by both city officials and citizens to develop informal spaces that accommodate unfulfilled needs and desires of those living and working in the city. Master Plans and Encroachments is the first book that examines the informal practices of both the privileged and the underprivileged. The book highlights how low-, middle-, and upper-income people do not randomly build informal spaces; they strategically use architectural techniques to support their informal claims to space, which are often met with the government's tacit approval. In this episode, Tayeba Batool talks to Dr. Faiza Moatasim about the spatial, material, class, and gendered negotiations and experiences that are imprinted on the city through Masterplans. Dr. Moatasim also shares how her research on a postcolonial city such as Islamabad projects onto urbanisms and encroachments elsewhere, and what we can learn the complexities of urban planning and architecture. The conversation also creates a space to address experiences with publishing inter-disciplinary research and highlight the necessity of learning from cities that are often overlooked in the dialogue about and on urban spaces. Dr. Faiza Moatasim is an Assistant Professor of Architecture in Urbanism and Urban Design at the USC School of Architecture. Tayeba Batool is a PhD Candidate in Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. Tayeba Batool is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

Among urban designers and municipal officials, the term encroachment is defined as a deviation from the official master plan. But in cities today, such informal modifications to the urban fabric are deeply enmeshed with formal planning procedures.  Master Plans and Encroachments: The Architecture of Informality in Islamabad (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2023) examines informality in the high-modernist city of Islamabad as a strategic conformity to official schemes and regulations rather than as a deviation from them. For the new administrative capital of Pakistan designed in 1959 by Greek architect and planner Constantinos A. Doxiadis, Islamabad's master plan offers a clear template of formal urban design within which informal spaces and processes have been articulated. Drawing on deep archival research, wide-ranging interviews, and an array of visual material, including photographs, maps, and architectural drawings, Dr. Faiza Moatasim shows how Islamabad's master plan is not simply a blueprint that guides future urban development or makes its violations apparent; it is used by both city officials and citizens to develop informal spaces that accommodate unfulfilled needs and desires of those living and working in the city. Master Plans and Encroachments is the first book that examines the informal practices of both the privileged and the underprivileged. The book highlights how low-, middle-, and upper-income people do not randomly build informal spaces; they strategically use architectural techniques to support their informal claims to space, which are often met with the government's tacit approval. In this episode, Tayeba Batool talks to Dr. Faiza Moatasim about the spatial, material, class, and gendered negotiations and experiences that are imprinted on the city through Masterplans. Dr. Moatasim also shares how her research on a postcolonial city such as Islamabad projects onto urbanisms and encroachments elsewhere, and what we can learn the complexities of urban planning and architecture. The conversation also creates a space to address experiences with publishing inter-disciplinary research and highlight the necessity of learning from cities that are often overlooked in the dialogue about and on urban spaces. Dr. Faiza Moatasim is an Assistant Professor of Architecture in Urbanism and Urban Design at the USC School of Architecture. Tayeba Batool is a PhD Candidate in Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. Tayeba Batool is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

Among urban designers and municipal officials, the term encroachment is defined as a deviation from the official master plan. But in cities today, such informal modifications to the urban fabric are deeply enmeshed with formal planning procedures.  Master Plans and Encroachments: The Architecture of Informality in Islamabad (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2023) examines informality in the high-modernist city of Islamabad as a strategic conformity to official schemes and regulations rather than as a deviation from them. For the new administrative capital of Pakistan designed in 1959 by Greek architect and planner Constantinos A. Doxiadis, Islamabad's master plan offers a clear template of formal urban design within which informal spaces and processes have been articulated. Drawing on deep archival research, wide-ranging interviews, and an array of visual material, including photographs, maps, and architectural drawings, Dr. Faiza Moatasim shows how Islamabad's master plan is not simply a blueprint that guides future urban development or makes its violations apparent; it is used by both city officials and citizens to develop informal spaces that accommodate unfulfilled needs and desires of those living and working in the city. Master Plans and Encroachments is the first book that examines the informal practices of both the privileged and the underprivileged. The book highlights how low-, middle-, and upper-income people do not randomly build informal spaces; they strategically use architectural techniques to support their informal claims to space, which are often met with the government's tacit approval. In this episode, Tayeba Batool talks to Dr. Faiza Moatasim about the spatial, material, class, and gendered negotiations and experiences that are imprinted on the city through Masterplans. Dr. Moatasim also shares how her research on a postcolonial city such as Islamabad projects onto urbanisms and encroachments elsewhere, and what we can learn the complexities of urban planning and architecture. The conversation also creates a space to address experiences with publishing inter-disciplinary research and highlight the necessity of learning from cities that are often overlooked in the dialogue about and on urban spaces. Dr. Faiza Moatasim is an Assistant Professor of Architecture in Urbanism and Urban Design at the USC School of Architecture. Tayeba Batool is a PhD Candidate in Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. Tayeba Batool is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Platformization and Informality: Pathways of Change, Alteration, and Transformation (Palgrave MacMillan, 2023), scholars from Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jakarta, Cape Town, Sao Paulo and other cities of the global South explore the complex relationship between platformization and informality through a different lens. Drawing on extensive theoretical, quantitative and qualitative scholarship, they provide both a useful overview and insights into the lived realities of gig work for platforms covering a range of skills, working conditions, and forms of algorithmic management. Platform work has attracted considerable attention from scholars in the global North, who have tended to view it as a form of casualisation of work that was previously regulated. But what about the global South, where most employment, especially that of women and migrant workers was historically already informal? Beyond a focus on livelihoods, employment, and work, the authors show how labour platforms take on powers that bring about broader impacts, including those affecting identity and personal wellbeing. They also illustrate the impact of platformization on the governance of affected sectors by public agencies, thus affecting political power, and how public data infrastructures contribute to further platformization. The purpose of this pioneering work is to lay bare these interactions to then rebuild our understanding of platformization and its social, political, cultural and economic impacts. Its insights are attentive to gender and ethnic differences, as well as geographical ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In Platformization and Informality: Pathways of Change, Alteration, and Transformation (Palgrave MacMillan, 2023), scholars from Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jakarta, Cape Town, Sao Paulo and other cities of the global South explore the complex relationship between platformization and informality through a different lens. Drawing on extensive theoretical, quantitative and qualitative scholarship, they provide both a useful overview and insights into the lived realities of gig work for platforms covering a range of skills, working conditions, and forms of algorithmic management. Platform work has attracted considerable attention from scholars in the global North, who have tended to view it as a form of casualisation of work that was previously regulated. But what about the global South, where most employment, especially that of women and migrant workers was historically already informal? Beyond a focus on livelihoods, employment, and work, the authors show how labour platforms take on powers that bring about broader impacts, including those affecting identity and personal wellbeing. They also illustrate the impact of platformization on the governance of affected sectors by public agencies, thus affecting political power, and how public data infrastructures contribute to further platformization. The purpose of this pioneering work is to lay bare these interactions to then rebuild our understanding of platformization and its social, political, cultural and economic impacts. Its insights are attentive to gender and ethnic differences, as well as geographical ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

In Platformization and Informality: Pathways of Change, Alteration, and Transformation (Palgrave MacMillan, 2023), scholars from Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jakarta, Cape Town, Sao Paulo and other cities of the global South explore the complex relationship between platformization and informality through a different lens. Drawing on extensive theoretical, quantitative and qualitative scholarship, they provide both a useful overview and insights into the lived realities of gig work for platforms covering a range of skills, working conditions, and forms of algorithmic management. Platform work has attracted considerable attention from scholars in the global North, who have tended to view it as a form of casualisation of work that was previously regulated. But what about the global South, where most employment, especially that of women and migrant workers was historically already informal? Beyond a focus on livelihoods, employment, and work, the authors show how labour platforms take on powers that bring about broader impacts, including those affecting identity and personal wellbeing. They also illustrate the impact of platformization on the governance of affected sectors by public agencies, thus affecting political power, and how public data infrastructures contribute to further platformization. The purpose of this pioneering work is to lay bare these interactions to then rebuild our understanding of platformization and its social, political, cultural and economic impacts. Its insights are attentive to gender and ethnic differences, as well as geographical ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics

In Platformization and Informality: Pathways of Change, Alteration, and Transformation (Palgrave MacMillan, 2023), scholars from Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jakarta, Cape Town, Sao Paulo and other cities of the global South explore the complex relationship between platformization and informality through a different lens. Drawing on extensive theoretical, quantitative and qualitative scholarship, they provide both a useful overview and insights into the lived realities of gig work for platforms covering a range of skills, working conditions, and forms of algorithmic management. Platform work has attracted considerable attention from scholars in the global North, who have tended to view it as a form of casualisation of work that was previously regulated. But what about the global South, where most employment, especially that of women and migrant workers was historically already informal? Beyond a focus on livelihoods, employment, and work, the authors show how labour platforms take on powers that bring about broader impacts, including those affecting identity and personal wellbeing. They also illustrate the impact of platformization on the governance of affected sectors by public agencies, thus affecting political power, and how public data infrastructures contribute to further platformization. The purpose of this pioneering work is to lay bare these interactions to then rebuild our understanding of platformization and its social, political, cultural and economic impacts. Its insights are attentive to gender and ethnic differences, as well as geographical ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

In Platformization and Informality: Pathways of Change, Alteration, and Transformation (Palgrave MacMillan, 2023), scholars from Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jakarta, Cape Town, Sao Paulo and other cities of the global South explore the complex relationship between platformization and informality through a different lens. Drawing on extensive theoretical, quantitative and qualitative scholarship, they provide both a useful overview and insights into the lived realities of gig work for platforms covering a range of skills, working conditions, and forms of algorithmic management. Platform work has attracted considerable attention from scholars in the global North, who have tended to view it as a form of casualisation of work that was previously regulated. But what about the global South, where most employment, especially that of women and migrant workers was historically already informal? Beyond a focus on livelihoods, employment, and work, the authors show how labour platforms take on powers that bring about broader impacts, including those affecting identity and personal wellbeing. They also illustrate the impact of platformization on the governance of affected sectors by public agencies, thus affecting political power, and how public data infrastructures contribute to further platformization. The purpose of this pioneering work is to lay bare these interactions to then rebuild our understanding of platformization and its social, political, cultural and economic impacts. Its insights are attentive to gender and ethnic differences, as well as geographical ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Platformization and Informality: Pathways of Change, Alteration, and Transformation (Palgrave MacMillan, 2023), scholars from Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jakarta, Cape Town, Sao Paulo and other cities of the global South explore the complex relationship between platformization and informality through a different lens. Drawing on extensive theoretical, quantitative and qualitative scholarship, they provide both a useful overview and insights into the lived realities of gig work for platforms covering a range of skills, working conditions, and forms of algorithmic management. Platform work has attracted considerable attention from scholars in the global North, who have tended to view it as a form of casualisation of work that was previously regulated. But what about the global South, where most employment, especially that of women and migrant workers was historically already informal? Beyond a focus on livelihoods, employment, and work, the authors show how labour platforms take on powers that bring about broader impacts, including those affecting identity and personal wellbeing. They also illustrate the impact of platformization on the governance of affected sectors by public agencies, thus affecting political power, and how public data infrastructures contribute to further platformization. The purpose of this pioneering work is to lay bare these interactions to then rebuild our understanding of platformization and its social, political, cultural and economic impacts. Its insights are attentive to gender and ethnic differences, as well as geographical ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Platformization and Informality: Pathways of Change, Alteration, and Transformation (Palgrave MacMillan, 2023), scholars from Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jakarta, Cape Town, Sao Paulo and other cities of the global South explore the complex relationship between platformization and informality through a different lens. Drawing on extensive theoretical, quantitative and qualitative scholarship, they provide both a useful overview and insights into the lived realities of gig work for platforms covering a range of skills, working conditions, and forms of algorithmic management. Platform work has attracted considerable attention from scholars in the global North, who have tended to view it as a form of casualisation of work that was previously regulated. But what about the global South, where most employment, especially that of women and migrant workers was historically already informal? Beyond a focus on livelihoods, employment, and work, the authors show how labour platforms take on powers that bring about broader impacts, including those affecting identity and personal wellbeing. They also illustrate the impact of platformization on the governance of affected sectors by public agencies, thus affecting political power, and how public data infrastructures contribute to further platformization. The purpose of this pioneering work is to lay bare these interactions to then rebuild our understanding of platformization and its social, political, cultural and economic impacts. Its insights are attentive to gender and ethnic differences, as well as geographical ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/technology

Today, informal settlements are home to over a billion people (nearly 1/7 of the world population); and that number is projected to triple by 2050. These growing settlements are the result of rapid urbanization and present us with both lessons as well as serious challenges for the future of our planet. In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with Dr. Janice Perlman, a global expert on urbanization and the informal sector. With over fifty years of experience researching the favelas of Rio de Janeiro and working within informal settlements in megacities throughout the world, Perlman sheds light on the realities of daily life for informal settlers and how we can address the pressing challenges of rapid urbanization to create a more equitable and sustainable future for all. Tune in Friday, June 16, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 PST on the Voice America Variety Channel https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities; and find all previous episodes on Spotify, Apple iTunes or your favorite podcast platform.

Today, informal settlements are home to over a billion people (nearly 1/7 of the world population); and that number is projected to triple by 2050. These growing settlements are the result of rapid urbanization and present us with both lessons as well as serious challenges for the future of our planet. In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with Dr. Janice Perlman, a global expert on urbanization and the informal sector. With over fifty years of experience researching the favelas of Rio de Janeiro and working within informal settlements in megacities throughout the world, Perlman sheds light on the realities of daily life for informal settlers and how we can address the pressing challenges of rapid urbanization to create a more equitable and sustainable future for all. Tune in Friday, June 16, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 PST on the Voice America Variety Channel https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities; and find all previous episodes on Spotify, Apple iTunes or your favorite podcast platform.

In this essay, Paul talks about:(00:00): Intro(00:35): Unleashing Your Great Work: Finding Your Passion, Pursuing Curiosity, and Making Discoveries(04:23): Navigating the Complex Task of Figuring Out What to Work On(08:19): "The Power of Staying Upwind: Embracing Boldness and Excitement in Pursuit of Great Work"(09:20): "The Art of Working: Navigating Challenges and Finding Motivation"(11:51): "The Danger of Per-Project Procrastination: How It Can Derail Your Ambitions"(12:44): "The Power of Consistency: Unleashing Exponential Growth"(14:43): "The Power of Undirected Thinking: Unlocking Creative Problem Solving"(15:31): "Ambition and the Quest for Greatness: Why Striving to Be the Best Matters"(16:48): Unleashing Your Distinctive Style: Embrace Authenticity and Let Your Work Shine(17:35): "The Power of Earnestness: Embracing Intellectual Honesty and Informality for Great Work"(20:17): "Consistency, Confidence, and Elegance: Keys to Great Work"(22:53): "Unleashing the Power of Original Thinking"(25:43): Uncovering the Obvious: The Paradox of Discovering New Ideas(29:25): "Unveiling the Overlooked: Exploring New Ideas by Challenging Cherished Principles"(30:36): The Importance of Choosing the Right Problems(32:55): "The Power of Questions: Unearthing Novel Insights"(35:05): "Starting Small: The Power of Evolution in Creative Endeavors"(38:01): "Embracing Risk: Unlocking the Power of Uncertainty for Maximum Rewards"(38:45): "Embracing the Advantages of Youth and Age: Harnessing Energy, Time, Knowledge, and Curiosity"(40:49): "The Pitfalls of Inexperience and the Truth About Learning in Schools"(43:04): "Breaking Free: The Power of Self-Driven Success"(43:33): "Copy with Care: The Power of Emulating in Learning and Creativity"(46:22): "Visiting the Experts: Boosting Ambition and Self-Confidence in Your Field"(47:20): "The Importance of Quality Colleagues: How They Impact Your Work and Personal Growth"(48:48): Nurturing Morale: The Key to Ambitious Projects(50:50): "Fostering Morale: The Importance of Audience, Relationships, and Self-care in Achieving Greatness"(52:46): "Finding Your True North: The Power of Curiosity in Choosing Your Path"(53:36): "The Power of Curiosity: Unlocking the Secrets to Doing Great Work"(54:12): Outro

Today, informal settlements are home to over a billion people (nearly 1/7 of the world population); and that number is projected to triple by 2050. These growing settlements are the result of rapid urbanization and present us with both lessons as well as serious challenges for the future of our planet. In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with Dr. Janice Perlman, a global expert on urbanization and the informal sector. With over fifty years of experience researching the favelas of Rio de Janeiro and working within informal settlements in megacities throughout the world, Perlman sheds light on the realities of daily life for informal settlers and how we can address the pressing challenges of rapid urbanization to create a more equitable and sustainable future for all. Tune in Friday, June 16, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 PST on the Voice America Variety Channel https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities; and find all previous episodes on Spotify, Apple iTunes or your favorite podcast platform.

Today, informal settlements are home to over a billion people (nearly 1/7 of the world population); and that number is projected to triple by 2050. These growing settlements are the result of rapid urbanization and present us with both lessons as well as serious challenges for the future of our planet. In this next episode of ON CITIES, host Carie Penabad speaks with Dr. Janice Perlman, a global expert on urbanization and the informal sector. With over fifty years of experience researching the favelas of Rio de Janeiro and working within informal settlements in megacities throughout the world, Perlman sheds light on the realities of daily life for informal settlers and how we can address the pressing challenges of rapid urbanization to create a more equitable and sustainable future for all. Tune in Friday, June 16, 2023 at 11:00 AM EST, 8:00 PST on the Voice America Variety Channel https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/4119/on-cities; and find all previous episodes on Spotify, Apple iTunes or your favorite podcast platform.

Three scholars retiring from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy – Armando Carbonell, who led programs in urban planning and land conservation; Daphne Kenyon, an economist studying the property tax and municipal finance; and Martim Smolka, director of the Latin America program – share thoughts on what it takes for a nonprofit organization to have real-world impact.

Would you win in a fight against a goose? It's a question that really has us hotly debating which body parts of various animals pose the greatest challenge. The most interesting man in the world has a reputation for being an eyelash glue thief. A failed republican candidate in New Mexico does a little DA. Carbon offset company Verra turns out to be–I hope you're sitting down for this–fraudulent. An Atlanta forest defender has been killed in cold blood by APD. And a veritable cornucopia of wildflowers, because you deserve them!   Americans more confident that they can beat wild animals in unarmed combat: https://twitter.com/roberttalisse/status/1616851371080155137?s=46&t=tWTOFOHetlZkH3G2MB1XsA    Loser republican shoots at houses: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republican-candidate-arrested-shootings-democrats-homes-new-mexico-2023-01-17/   Carbon offset company scamming other companies: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/revealed-forest-carbon-offsets-biggest-provider-worthless-verra-aoe   Nurses strike ends: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/nyregion/nurses-strike-ends-nyc.html   Atlanta cops murder forest defender: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/21/protester-killed-georgia-cop-city-police-shooting    Mifepristone available in pharmacies: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walgreens-cvs-abortion-pill-mifepristone-fda-rule-change/

In his presentation, Dino Knudsen talks about how elite networks such as the Trilateral Commission relates to global and national governance, including how the Commission influenced the White House and the State Department in the 1970s.

This month's episode was initially published in Spanish -- the co-hosts' native language. Today, we are publishing a dubbed English version.---The episode discusses the NATURA Thematic Working Group  'Urban Informality and Innovation for Resilient Futures,' and the work strategy that has been developed in Bogotá, Colombia, so-called Local Labs, supported by @catunescosost, @ccdUPC, and @Unisalle.Initially, the differential focus of research on informality is discussed by Duván H. López (@duvanhernan) and Tony Pererina (@peregreenmx), and the relevance of approaching exploratory sites immersed in deep environmental conflicts, and strong social conditions of vulnerability, for Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) scholars and practitioners.NbS are envisioned as a stepping stone, working in informal cities to introduce the natural assets harmonizing with the urban form, facilitating social inclusion, and triggering adaptive trends. Finally, the voice of communities is amplified. @Tuarraigo calls for the international collaboration and engagement of academics into collaborative networks to encourage knowledge spillover and break the inertias of exclusion, therefore, opening transformative opportunities in marginalized areas.---If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, e-mail us at futurecitiespodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @FutureCitiesPod. Learn more about the NATURA project at natura-net.org.

This month's episode is initially being published in Spanish -- the co-hosts' native language. On September 15th, we will be publishing a dubbed English version.---The episode discusses the NATURA Thematic Working Group  'Urban Informality and Innovation for Resilient Futures,' and the work strategy that has been developed in Bogotá, Colombia, so-called Local Labs, supported by @catunescosost, @ccdUPC, and @Unisalle. Initially, the differential focus of research on informality is discussed by Duván H. López (@duvanhernan) and Tony Pererina (@peregreenmx), and the relevance of approaching exploratory sites immersed in deep environmental conflicts, and strong social conditions of vulnerability, for Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) scholars and practitioners.NbS are envisioned as a stepping stone, working in informal cities to introduce the natural assets harmonizing with the urban form, facilitating social inclusion, and triggering adaptive trends. Finally, the voice of communities is amplified. @Tuarraigo calls for the international collaboration and engagement of academics into collaborative networks to encourage knowledge spillover and break the inertias of exclusion, therefore, opening transformative opportunities in marginalized areas.---If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes, e-mail us at futurecitiespodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter @FutureCitiesPod. Learn more about the NATURA project at natura-net.org.

Dr. Nipesh Palat Narayanan (Research fellow at the Laboratory for Social Geography at the University of Florence in Italy) talks about his transition from architecture/urban planning in India to academic research on southern theory, knowledge hegemony, and informal food-vending practices in Delhi and Colombo. We discuss the production of the formal/informal binary, the politics of categorization, situatedness, the complexity of defining what makes a researcher a Global South or Global North scholar, what it means to cite a Global South scholar in the North, and vice versa.

Cloudchord is a sonically diverse producer, guitarist, and Emmy-winning musician based in Austin, Texas. Derek, the artist behind the Cloudchord project, possesses remarkable technical skills on the guitar that produces a refreshing take on atmospheric dance music and has solidified his place within the world of psychedelic chillhop beats.On today's episode we discuss:- Cloudchord's artistic evolution- How he earned the title of 'The King of Informality'- How to find creative balance in a world filled with distractionsYou can connect with Cloudchord on Instagram: @cloudchordThank you for being a part of our unique lofi and chillhop community! These developmental conversations and educational episodes would not be possible without your support. The Chilled Samples Podcast was created and is designed to help artists in our community grow their projects, accomplish their artistic goals, and to provide a platform for leading lofi and chillhop artists to share their thoughts, knowledge, and individual perspectives.If you have further questions I'd love to help you grow your project: @chilledsamplesThis episode is sponsored by Staub Audio Engineering:Staub Audio Engineering WebsiteInstagram: @staubaudio_sterilone Download one-shots and loops from Louk, Hoffy Beats, Dokkodo Sounds, Azido 88, Garot Michael Conklin, Staub Audio Engineering, and SUSHIChill Pack 001

An organizer in Chicago for more than a decade, Richard Wallace, founder and executive director of EAT (Equity and Transformation), is focused on supporting Black informal workers—people like George Floyd, who are boxed out of the formal economy. Richard explains the historic rivalry between Hispanic and Black informal workers, his confidence in democracy, the reasons we have an informal economy in the first place, and why the informal economy is tied to issues of equity and race. 

Around the world, some 70% of economic activity is taking place in the shadows – and no, we're not talking about drug smuggling or other illegal commerce.  In this edition of The Development Podcast, the team takes a deep dive into a new analysis that has revealed that the informal sector – firms and workers outside the line of sight of governments in emerging market and developing economies – accounts for about a third of GDP and more than 70 percent of employment.      From Cidade Estrutural – one of the poorest neighborhoods in Brasília, Brazil – we hear from Abadia Teixeira de Jesus, who has spent her life climbing out of the economic shadows and into formal employment – only to be knocked back into informality by COVID-19.     Back in Washington, Raka and Paul speak with Franziska Ohnsorge, the manager of the World Bank's Prospects Group, about her new book, https://www.worldbank.org/en/research/publication/informal-economy (The Long Shadow of Informality), and what these stunning datapoints mean for the long-term development goals of emerging market and developing economies.      About the Development Podcast:  The World Bank's Development Podcast takes you on a journey around the world of international development, revealing the latest data, research, and solutions to reduce global poverty and achieve a sustainable future.