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The Informal Economy: Port Drivers Fight for Fair Wages
As an independent contractor, Daniel “Seko” Uaina drives merchandise for some of the largest corporations in the world yet he struggles to make ends meet.
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San Diego Nonprofit Feeds the Entrepreneurial Spirit of East African Women
In the heart of San Diego a group of East African women is running catering services to promote entrepreneurship and implement the valuable skills refugees bring to the table.
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Oakland Organizers Promote Economic Justice for City's Most Vulnerable Workers
The East Bay Alliance for Sustainable Employment works with other community groups to ensure that Oakland's economy grows without displacing the people that have made Oakland the vibrant, diverse, culturally rich place that it is.
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The Informal Economy: Breaking the Prison-to-Poverty Pipeline in Oakland
In Oakland, where residents are still recovering from the crack epidemic and disinvestment that hit the city in the 1980s, formerly incarcerated residents struggle to establish sustainable careers to sustain their families.
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The Future: How Do We Formalize Informality?
The informal economy is widespread, diverse, and deeply tied to the formal economy. It is also full of paradoxes and contradictions, which make it difficult to find simple solutions.
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Neoliberalism, Globalization, and the Magnification of the Informal Economy
Not only did neoliberalism redefine the role of the state, it also intensified the speed and depth of globalization, which radically transformed the economy.
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The Legacy of Pío Pico
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Pio Pico
Lost L.A.
From Pío Pico to #Calexit: California’s Tortured Road from Diversity to Equality
California has long been one of the Americas' most diverse regions – but its diversity has not always implied racial and ethnic equality.