03827oam 22006134a 450 991046577510332120190827040107.0(CKB)3710000000939102(MiAaPQ)EBC4741108(OCoLC)963589635(MdBmJHUP)muse56684(PPN)198053142(EXLCZ)99371000000093910220161118e20162015 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierInternational Migrants and Refugees in Cape Town's Informal EconomyGodfrey Tawodzera, Abel Chikanda, Jonathan Crush and Robertson TengehBaltimore, Maryland :Project Muse,2016Baltimore, Md. :Project MUSE, 2016©20161 online resource (63 pages) illustrations, tablesSAMP migration policy series ;no. 701-920596-15-1 1-920596-23-2 Includes bibliographical references.Executive summary -- Introduction -- Research methodology -- Profile of informal migrant entrepreneurs -- Moving to South Africa -- Entrepreneurial motivation -- Business ownership and strategies -- Contributions to the Cape Town economy -- Mobility and cross-border linkages -- Business challenges -- Conclusion.This is report is the most comprehensive study yet of the contribution of migrant and refugee entrepreneurs to Cape Town's local economy. The survey of over 500 entrepreneurs engaged in trade, services and manufacturing in different areas of the city dispels some of the more prevalent myths that often attach to the activities of migrants. The vast majority are not "illegal foreigners," but have a legal right to be in South Africa and to run a business. Most are highly motivated individuals who enter the informal economy to earn revenue to support themselves, their families, and because they have a strong entrepreneurial motivation. Contrary to the claims of South African competitors, the vast majority are not successful because they are engaged in shadowy business practices. What emerges from the survey is that while migrant entrepreneurs undoubtedly have strong social networks, their businesses are highly individualistic in terms of organization, ownership and activity in a competitive business environment. This report demonstrates their positive economic contributions to Cape Town and examines the challenges they face in running a successful business operation in the city. It goes beyond the rhetoric of inclusion to demonstrate with hard evidence exactly why migrant and refugee entrepreneurs should be accepted as an integral and valuable part of the local economy.Migration policy series ;no. 70.Informal sector (Economics)South AfricaCape TownPeddlersSouth AfricaCape TownStreet vendorsSouth AfricaCape TownImmigrantsSouth AfricaCape TownEconomic conditionsImmigrant business enterprisesSouth AfricaCape TownElectronic books. Informal sector (Economics)PeddlersStreet vendorsImmigrantsEconomic conditions.Immigrant business enterprises338/.040968735Tawodzera Godfrey1030776Tengeh Robertson1030777Crush Jonathan1953-328592Chikanda Abel302662Southern African Migration Project,MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910465775103321International Migrants and Refugees in Cape Town's Informal Economy2447847UNINA