02834nam 2200673 a 450 991045886700332120200520144314.01-84813-833-41-78032-653-X1-282-57932-097866125793251-84813-453-3(CKB)2670000000019034(EBL)530472(OCoLC)630542530(SSID)ssj0000411412(PQKBManifestationID)11298418(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000411412(PQKBWorkID)10355990(PQKB)11637298(MiAaPQ)EBC530472(Au-PeEL)EBL530472(CaPaEBR)ebr10384056(CaONFJC)MIL257932(EXLCZ)99267000000001903420100614d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAfrica's informal workers[electronic resource] collective agency, alliances and transnational organizing in urban Africa /edited by Ilda LindellLondon Zed Books20101 online resource (248 p.)Africa nowDescription based upon print version of record.1-84813-452-5 1-84813-451-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-225) and index.pt. 1. The political dynamics of collective organizing -- pt. 2. Constructing alliances : organizing across the formal-informal 'divide' -- pt. 3. International dimensions of organizing.Africa's Informal Workers is a vigorous examination of the informalization and casualization of work, which is changing livelihoods in Africa and beyond. Gathering cases from nine countries and cities across sub-Saharan Africa, and from a range of sectors, this volume goes beyond the usual focus on household 'coping strategies' and individual agency, addressing the growing number of collective organizations through which informal workers make themselves visible and articulate their demands and interests. The emerging picture is that of a highly divers landscape of organized actors, providing gAfrica now (Zed Books)Casual laborAfrica, Sub-SaharanInformal sector (Economics)Africa, Sub-SaharanAfrica, Sub-SaharanEconomic conditionsAfrica, Sub-SaharanSocial conditionsElectronic books.Casual laborInformal sector (Economics)330.9331.096Lourenço-Lindell Ilda933529MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458867003321Africa's informal workers2101743UNINA