Malefakis Alexis (University Of Zurich Switzerland)
Malefakis Alexis (University Of Zurich Switzerland) - Tanzania's Informal Economy The Micro - Politics Of Street Vending - Paperback
Malefakis Alexis (University Of Zurich Switzerland) - Tanzania's Informal Economy The Micro - Politics Of Street Vending - Paperback
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Description: The market places and street corners of Dar es Salaam are home to a thriving informal economy of street vendors selling secondhand clothing and other goods. These street vendors often live a precarious existence under pressure from state authorities and international markets. In addition to these external pressures the experiences of such vendors are also shaped by a complex interplay of internal tensions rivalries and conflicting communal ties. Such internal dynamics are a common part of informal economies around the world but have largely gone unrecognised and unexamined by academic scholarship. Based on ethnographic fieldwork and extensive interviews with vendors living and working in Dar es Salaam Malefakis's book offers a nuanced portrait of those trying to carve out a livelihood in a major African city one in which ties of kinship and ethnicity are often viewed as a barrier rather than an aid to success. In the process Malefakis provides an invaluable new perspective on the way in which co - operation or lack thereof functions in an informal economy as well as insight into the lived experiences of those who depend on such economies.
Title: Tanzania's Informal Economy The Micro - Politics Of Street Vending
Author(s): Malefakis Alexis (University Of Zurich Switzerland)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781786994516
Pages: 192 Pages
Publication Date: 6/17/2021
Series: Politics and Society in Urban Africa
Category: Urban Economics
Description: The market places and street corners of Dar es Salaam are home to a thriving informal economy of street vendors selling secondhand clothing and other goods. These street vendors often live a precarious existence under pressure from state authorities and international markets. In addition to these external pressures the experiences of such vendors are also shaped by a complex interplay of internal tensions rivalries and conflicting communal ties. Such internal dynamics are a common part of informal economies around the world but have largely gone unrecognised and unexamined by academic scholarship. Based on ethnographic fieldwork and extensive interviews with vendors living and working in Dar es Salaam Malefakis's book offers a nuanced portrait of those trying to carve out a livelihood in a major African city one in which ties of kinship and ethnicity are often viewed as a barrier rather than an aid to success. In the process Malefakis provides an invaluable new perspective on the way in which co - operation or lack thereof functions in an informal economy as well as insight into the lived experiences of those who depend on such economies.
Title: Tanzania's Informal Economy The Micro - Politics Of Street Vending
Author(s): Malefakis Alexis (University Of Zurich Switzerland)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781786994516
Pages: 192 Pages
Publication Date: 6/17/2021
Series: Politics and Society in Urban Africa
Category: Urban Economics
