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The African Informal Economy
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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 considerati...
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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.
Price: $190.00
Pages: 296
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Studies in Political Economy of Global Labor and Work
Publication Date:
27 June 2024
ISBN: 9789004692640
Format: Hardcover
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.
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.