"If given space people can engage in the mobilisation and organisation of communities, raising awareness about rights and needs, and advocating for policies that promote social justice and resilient livelihoods."
βAn original and insightful contribution to rethinking the social contract. Instead of prescribing from above, the authors redirect attention to the perspective of informal workers, to their needs, demands and agency, and to the new realities of informality exposed by COVID-19, digital employment, and new forms of collective action.β
β Kate Meagher, London School of Economics, UK