Social and Political Dynamics of the Informal Economy in African Cities: Nairobi and Harare

by Kinuthia Macharia

Book Overview

In Africa, urbanites have used their ethnicity, friendship, and rural places of origin to cement their life in the cities, most particularly in the development of small enterprises. Social and Political Dynamics of the Informal Economy in African Cities explores how informal economies in African cities operate.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076180840X
• ISBN13: 9780761808404
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.8"