Talk:Informal economy of South Asia

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Request for article assessment

Hello! I am the creator of this article and have added relevant WikiProject banners to the Talk page. Kindly review and provide an assessment for quality and importance. Any improvement suggestions are also welcome.

Thank you! Alirana24 (talk) 21:59, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have reviewed the article “Informal Economy of South Asia” and found it informative and well-structured.

It discusses the role of informal workers across different sectors like agriculture, textiles, and domestic services with relevant references.

The article highlights important economic realities in the South Asian region in a neutral and encyclopedic tone.

I believe it makes a useful contribution to the topic and could be further strengthened with additional data or expert perspectives. Zahid131 (talk) 16:58, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Zahid131 Thank you for your valuable feedback.

I appreciate your observations and will consider adding more data and expert views to improve the article further. Alirana24 (talk) 17:05, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Post-cleanup verification (June 2025)

This article was reviewed and updated as of 17 June 2025. All sections were rewritten or verified for accuracy using reliable and verifiable sources including World Bank, FAO, ILO, UN Women, and UNDP. The previous

template was removed after confirming that no AI-generated, hallucinated, or unverified content remains.

Images were properly added with encyclopedic value, and content was edited for neutrality, tone, and citation quality.

If anyone wishes to improve the article further, collaboration is welcome. Thank you. — Alirana24 (talk) 21:01, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Two sources in the article lead to error pages, so there is clearly still hallucinated content. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 04:09, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Helpful Raccoon Response by Alirana24:

Thank you for pointing this out. I’ve double-checked the sources and will correct or remove any that link to error pages. There was no intention to include hallucinated or unreliable content — all references were added in good faith and based on available information at the time.

I will update the citations to ensure the essay/article remains verifiable and accurate. I appreciate the feedback and welcome any further suggestions to improve it. Alirana24 (talk) 11:26, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In addition, most of the sources do not verify the content, and none of them discuss the informal economy of South Asia. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 04:11, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Helpful Raccoon Response by Alirana24:

I appreciate this feedback. I’ll review the sources again to ensure they directly support the content. The intention was to highlight regionally relevant economic insights, but if the current citations don’t specifically address the informal economy of South Asia, I agree that improvements are needed.

I will revise the article accordingly by either updating the sources or refining the scope of the content to match what is verifiable. Thank you for your constructive criticism — I welcome further suggestions on better sources or structural improvements. Alirana24 (talk) 11:28, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]