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Systematic review of the literature on ‘informal economy’ and ‘food security’: South Africa, 2009-2014
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2016-07)
Despite the importance of the informal food economy in fulfilling the daily and weekly food needs of a
large proportion of South Africa’s low-income population, it appears little research exists on the exact
nature of ...
Rural livelihoods in South Africa: complexity, vulnerability and differentiation
(Blackwell Publishing, 2013)
The livelihoods of South Africa’s rural African poor have long been characterized by diverse activities, and intertwined with urban opportunities. This paper examines the interlinked nature of land, employment and rural ...
The role of family in the township informal economy of food and drink in KwaMashu, South Africa
(Emerald, 2018)
The purpose of this paper is to provide a qualitative investigation of family employment
dynamics in the KwaMashu township economy.
Using a small area census research method, the researchers identified
1,556 businesses ...
Deconstructing ‘the foreign’: The limits of citizenship for explaining price competition in the Spaza sector in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
An important component of the informal economy in South Africa,
the Spaza sector is portrayed as dominated by foreign nationals who
outcompete South African shopkeepers on price. Indeed, this
business competition from ...
Enforced informalisation: the case of liquor retailers in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
After a decade of unsuccessful efforts to migrate informal businesses to South Africa’s formal economy there remains little understanding of the dynamics in this sector, especially as regards micro-enterprises. International ...