Urban Appropriation and Transformation : Bicycle Taxi and Handcart Operators.

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: Oxford : Langaa RPCIG, 2008.
Temas:
Informal sector (Economics) > Malawi > Mzuzu.
Urban poor > Employment > Malawi > Mzuzu.
Local transit > Malawi > Mzuzu.
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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