02393nam 2200613 450 991046420470332120200520144314.01-78032-633-51-306-90631-81-78032-632-7(CKB)3710000000125604(EBL)1710137(SSID)ssj0001294450(PQKBManifestationID)11734840(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001294450(PQKBWorkID)11317286(PQKB)11057723(MiAaPQ)EBC1710137(Au-PeEL)EBL1710137(CaPaEBR)ebr10881328(CaONFJC)MIL621882(OCoLC)882233360(EXLCZ)99371000000012560420140620h20142014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrWomen and the informal economy in Urban Africa from the margins to the centre /Mary Njeri KinyanjuiLondon, England :Zed Books,2014.©20141 online resource (152 p.)Africa NowDescription based upon print version of record.1-78032-630-0 1-78032-631-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 capitalAfrica now (Zed Books)Economic developmentAfricaLabor movementAfricaElectronic books.Economic developmentLabor movement338.96Kinyanjui Mary Njeri719546MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464204703321Women and the informal economy in urban Africa1397230UNINA