The African Informal Economy -

The African Informal Economy

Structure, Dynamics, and Resilience
Buch | Hardcover
294 Seiten
2024
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-69264-0 (ISBN)
179,85 inkl. MwSt
The informal sector is a vital sustainer of the African economy, employing more than 60% of sub-Saharan Africans. The book examines diverse segments of the informal sector, putting into consideration their structure, dynamics, resilience and gender issues. Chapters are based on empirical research on women in the transport sector, vehicle maintenance artisanship, graduates in the informal sector, COVID 19, and the informal economy. Other chapters focus on the indigenous usury finance system, coconut oil production, herbal medicine, and the gig economy across countries including Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Togo, and Burkina Faso.

Ayokunle Olumuyiwa Omobowale (Ph.D., 2006) is Professor of Sociology at the University of Ibadan. He studies development in context. He has published monographs, chapters, and articles on development issues in Nigeria and Africa, including The Tokunbo Phenomenon and the Second-hand Economy in Nigeria (Peter Lang: 2013), he is also an International Partner and Participant in the International Network on Women on the Move COST Action (CA19112) 2020-2022. Contributors include: Adebimpe Oluwabukade Adefila, Bernard Adeniyan, Seun Ajoseh, Alex Anlesinya, Dauda Aderemi Busari, Dossè Mawussi Djahini-Afawoubo, Olugbenga Samuel Falase, Ephraim Nwokporo, Joseph Gerald Tetteh Nyanyofio, Ibukun Odejimi, Molatokunbo Olutayo, Mofeyisara Oluwatoyin Omobowale, Adeola O. Opesade, Olufikayo Kunle Oyelade, Sakiru Raji, and Natéwindé Sawadogo.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Studies in Political Economy of Global Labor and Work ; 05
Verlagsort Leiden
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 640 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Mikrosoziologie
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Planung / Organisation
Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaftslehre Makroökonomie
ISBN-10 90-04-69264-9 / 9004692649
ISBN-13 978-90-04-69264-0 / 9789004692640
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