LEADER 02393nam 2200613 450 001 9910464204703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-78032-633-5 010 $a1-306-90631-8 010 $a1-78032-632-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000125604 035 $a(EBL)1710137 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001294450 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11734840 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001294450 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11317286 035 $a(PQKB)11057723 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1710137 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1710137 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10881328 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL621882 035 $a(OCoLC)882233360 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000125604 100 $a20140620h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWomen and the informal economy in Urban Africa $efrom the margins to the centre /$fMary Njeri Kinyanjui 210 1$aLondon, England :$cZed Books,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (152 p.) 225 1 $aAfrica Now 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78032-630-0 311 $a1-78032-631-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aIn this highly original work, Mary Njeri Kinyanjui explores the trajectory of women's movement from the margins of urbanization into the centres of business activities in Nairobi and its accompanying implications for urban planning. While women in much of Africa have struggled to gain urban citizenship and continue to be weighed down by poor education, low income and confinement to domestic responsibilities due to patriarchic norms, a new form of urban dynamism - partly informed by the informal economy - is now enabling them to manage poverty, create jobs and link to the circuits of capital 410 0$aAfrica now (Zed Books) 606 $aEconomic development$zAfrica 606 $aLabor movement$zAfrica 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEconomic development 615 0$aLabor movement 676 $a338.96 700 $aKinyanjui$b Mary Njeri$0719546 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464204703321 996 $aWomen and the informal economy in urban Africa$91397230 997 $aUNINA