Mary Njeri Kinyanjui

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Women and the Informal Economy in Urban Africa: From the Margins to the CentreHardcover, 12 June 2014

Women and the Informal Economy in Urban Africa: From the Margins to the Centre
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Part of Series
Africa Now
Print Length
152 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Zed Books
Date Published
12 Jun 2014
ISBN-10
1780326319
ISBN-13
9781780326313

Description

In this highly original work, Mary Njeri Kinyanjui explores the trajectory of women's movement from the margins of urbanization into the centres of business activities in Nairobi and its accompanying implications for urban planning.

While women in much of Africa have struggled to gain urban citizenship and continue to be weighed down by poor education, low income and confinement to domestic responsibilities due to patriarchic norms, a new form of urban dynamism - partly informed by the informal economy - is now enabling them to manage poverty, create jobs and link to the circuits of capital and labour. Relying on social ties, reciprocity, sharing and collaboration, women's informal 'solidarity entrepreneurialism' is taking them away from the margins of business activity and catapulting them into the centre.

Bringing together key issues of gender, economic informality and urban planning in Africa, Kinyanjui demonstrates that women have become a critical factor in the making of a postcolonial city.

Product Details

Author:
Mary Njeri Kinyanjui
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
12 June 2014
Dimensions:
22.45 x 13.82 x 1.6 cm
ISBN-10:
1780326319
ISBN-13:
9781780326313
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
152
Publisher:
Series:
Weight:
358.34 gm

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