This paper examines how alternative forms of organising integration in resource-scarce environments expand across settings, by considering the role of local embeddedness and an ethic of care in enabling this expansion. It builds on theories of imitation in organization studies in combination...

This paper explores the organizing of household solid waste management collection and disposal practices in informal settlements. It is based on a case study of an NGO project supporting Manos Unidas ("Joined Hands"), an informal waste-picker cooperative in Managua, Nicaragua. Using horse carts,...