Document Type
Hungry Cities Policy Briefs
Publication Date
4-2020
Department
Balsillie School of International Affairs
Abstract
■ Policymakers who seek to support informal economic activity too often rely on supply-side solutions that fail to address the central needs of the urban poor.
■ Efforts should instead focus on the alleviation of poverty to ensure that potential customers have the economic means to buy sufficient food to meet their needs.
■ Governments must prioritize the promotion of adequate formal employment opportunities to ensure that the urban poor have livelihood options beyond informality.
Recommended Citation
Young, Graeme, "No.07: DEMAND: THE FORGOTTEN SIDE OF INFORMAL ECONOMY POLICY" (2020). Hungry Cities Partnership. 54.
https://scholars.wlu.ca/hcp/54
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