Urban appropriation and transformation : bicycle taxi and handcart operators in Mzuzu, Malawi /

This book is about emerging informal responses to unemployment in Malawi. To the bicycle taxi and handcart operators who are at the centre of the book, informality is a means for negotiating newer experiences and challenges associated with urbanisation. Jimu richly documents how informal economy act...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jimu, Ignasio Malizani
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Mankon, Bamenda : [East Lansing, MI] : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG ; Distributed in N. America by Michigan State University Press, 2008.
Temas:
Informal sector (Economics) > Malawi > Mzuzu.
Urban poor > Employment > Malawi > Mzuzu.
Local transit > Malawi > Mzuzu.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Small Business.
Economic history.
Informal sector (Economics)
Local transit.
Urban poor > Employment.
Mzuzu (Malawi) > Economic conditions.
Malawi > Mzuzu.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Photos; Acronyms; Acknowledgements; Summary; Chapter One
  • OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY; Nature of the study; Framework of the study; Data and methods; Organisation of the book; Chapter Two
  • OVERVIEW OF THE INFORMAL ECONOMY; Informal economy in perspective; Characteristics of the informal economy; The informal economy and the development debate; Which way forward for the informal economy; Conclusion; Chapter Three
  • CONTEXT OF THE STUDY; Geographic position; Population trends; Socio-economic context
  • Structure of the agricultural sectorLocation of Mzuzu; Historical roots of Mzuzu; Mzuzu's population trends past and present; Conclusion; Chapter Four
  • URBANISATION IN MALAWI; Urban development in Malawi; Characteristics of urbanisation in Malawi; Conclusion; Chapter Five
  • THE URBAN INFORMAL ECONOMY IN MALAWI; Magnitude and characteristics of the informal economy in Malawi; Rural-urban differences in informal economy activities; Factors that have shaped the structure and evolution of the informal economy; Conclusion; Chapter Six
  • INFORMALITY OF BICYCLE TAXIS AND HANDCARTS
  • Urbanisation and transportationOverview of transportation in Mzuzu; Bicycle taxis and handcarts or wheelbarrows in Mzuzu; Opportunities for operators and organisation of operations; Challenges faced by the operators; Overcoming the challenges; Conclusion; Chapter Seven
  • SOCIAL ATTRIBUTES OF THE OPERATORS; Rural roots and transitory stay in the city; Socio-demographic characteristics of the operators; Dynamics of residence in Mzuzu; Conclusion; Chapter Eight
  • ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE OPERATORS; Employment and unemployment; Length of involvement in bicycle taxi and handcart business
  • Motives for engaging in bicycle taxi and handcart businessPerceptions of and satisfaction with income levels from respective activities; Straddling the formal/informal divide; Patronage of bicycle taxis and handcarts; Conclusion; Chapter Nine
  • APPROPRIATING URBANISATION THROUGH SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFORMALITY; Informality as a way of life; Significance of bicycle taxi and handcart or wheelbarrow operations; Conclusion; Chapter Ten
  • REFLECTIONS AND CONCLUDING DISCUSSIONS; Reflections on socio-economic informality; Future directions; Bibliography; Back cover

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