@article{Garrett:60401,
      recid = {60401},
      author = {Garrett, James L.},
      title = {Living Life: overlooked aspects of urban employment},
      address = {2004-01},
      number = {583-2016-39602},
      series = {FCND Discussion Paper},
      pages = {38},
      year = {2004},
      note = {Urban Challenges to Food and Nutrition Security.},
      abstract = {With urban dwellers purchasing 80 percent or more of their  food, understanding
urban employment is critical to  designing policies and programs to address urban hunger
and  poverty. Reviewing the literature, but also using data from  household surveys
conducted by the International Food  Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and others in  five
countries of Latin America, Asia, and Africa, this  paper profiles urban employment in
developing-country  cities. It highlights some often-overlooked aspects of  urban
conditions, most especially the importance of  agriculture, the continuing importance of
the formal  sector, and seasonality of income, even among those not  connected to
agriculture. It also examines the connections  between poverty and employment; looks at
where people work  and what they do; and highlights the importance of  personal
networks, the informal sector, and the concerns of  women. Finally, it notes some
dynamic forces shaping the  future of urban employment and suggests some guidelines  for
policies and programs.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/60401},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.60401},
}