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Autore |
Kinyanjui Mary Njeri |
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Titolo |
Women and the informal economy in Urban Africa : from the margins to the centre / / Mary Njeri Kinyanjui |
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London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-78032-633-5 |
1-306-90631-8 |
1-78032-632-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (152 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic development - Africa |
Labor movement - Africa |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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