Africa

Social Capital, Social Liabilities, and Political Capital: Social Networks and Informal Manufacturing in NigeriaAfrican Affairs

Abstract: This article addresses the question of why social networks have failed to promote economic development in Africa when they have...

City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Nakuru, Kenya

Informal Sector and Employment Generation in Nigeria: An Error Correction Model

Abstract: This paper examines the impact of informal sector on employment generation in Nigeria during the period 1970 to 2010 making use...

When men do women’s work: structural adjustment, unemployment and changing gender relations in the informal economy of Accra, GhanaThe Journal of Modern African Studies

Abstract: Economic crisis and structural adjustment in Ghana have put large numbers of formal sector employees and civil servants out of...

Urban Markets in Lagos, Nigeria

An emerging body of work on farmers markets and other traditional retail markets has recently come into focus among scholars concerned with...

“The Poor Also Must Live!” Market Demolition, Gentrification and the Quest for Survival in Lagos State

Report on demolition of traditional open markets, as part of the State government programme to develop Lagos into a “mega city”. This...

South Africa’s Informal Economy: Reflections From a Second Exposure Dialogue in Durban

School of Development Studies Research Report No 90

The Manchester Road: Women and the Informalization of Work in South Africa’s Footwear Industry

Abstract: The article discusses the informalization of work in the footwear industry of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and its impact on...

Chapter 5 – Tackling Urban Management Issues: A Cooperative Effort

Stitching for Survival: Home-Based Clothing Operations in the Informal Economy

The Experience of Two Women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa