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Informal business and poverty in South Africa: Rethinking the paradigmLaw, Democracy and Development
Analysing policy discourse concerning the informal economy in South Africa, the article explicates in detail the paucity of (even ostensibly...
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‘The State in a Changing World’; plus ça change?: Reflections from the south on the World Bank’s 1997 World Development ReportJournal of International Development
Abstract: Drawing on South African experiences, this paper provides a critical evaluation of the World Bank’s 1997 World Development...
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Dislocating modernity: Identity, space and representations of street trade in Durban, South Africa
South Africa’s cities have experienced dramatic changes over the past decade. Cities are now home to a multiracial population, and have been...
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Linking Safety Nets, Social Protection and Poverty Reduction: Directions for Africa
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The tangled web of associational life: Urban governance and the politics of popular livelihoods in Nigeria
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Trader associations and urban food systems in Ghana: Institutionalist approaches to understanding urban collective action
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“You just look at our work and see if you have any freedom on earth”: Ghanaian women’s accounts of their work and their health
Abstract: Research on women’s health in the developing world has focussed on reproductive issues and has defined women primarily as...
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Assessing the Reintegration of Ex-Combatants in the Context of Instability and Informal Economies
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Santé et sécurité au travail pour les commerçants et les vendeurs de rue d’Accra et de Takoradi (Ghana)
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Social Capital or Analytical Liability: Social Networks and African Informal EconomiesGlobal Networks
Abstract The rise of the ‘social capitalist’ paradigm has turned social networks into a concept that conceals more than it reveals. In this...
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