The African Informal Economy

Structure, Dynamics, and Resilience
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-69264-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 05, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 558 g

Reihe: Studies in Political Economy of Global Labor and Work

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Omobowale, Ayokunle Olumuyiwa

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftssysteme, Wirtschaftsstrukturen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensorganisation & Entwicklungsstrategien

Über Autor(innen)

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.