LEADER 03378nam 2200517 450 001 9910466327403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-920596-22-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000951994 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4741107 035 $a(OCoLC)963702303 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse56683 035 $a(PPN)198054157 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4741107 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11297621 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL969821 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000951994 100 $a20161128h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aInternational migrants in Johannesburg's informal economy /$fSally Peberdy 210 1$aWaterloo, Ontario :$cSouthern African Migration Programme,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (61 pages) $cillustrations, tables 225 1 $aSAMP Migration Policy Series ;$vNo. 71 311 $a1-920596-18-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aExecutive summary -- Introduction -- Research methodology -- The informal economy -- Profile of migrant entrepreneurs -- Moving to South Africa -- Business ownership and strategies -- Entrepreneurial motivation -- Business profitability -- Contributing to the South African economy -- Mobility and cross-border linkages -- Business challenges -- Conclusion. 330 $aThis report provides a rich view of the activities of migrant entrepreneurs in the informal economy of Johannesburg. It is hoped that the information will facilitate understanding of the informal sector and its potential, and not just in the context of migrant entrepreneurs. The informal economy plays a significant role in the entrepreneurial landscape of the City of Johannesburg and is patronized by most of the city's residents. The research presented here challenges commonly held opinions about migrant entrepreneurs in the City of Johannesburg and shows that they do not dominate the informal economy, which remains largely in the hands of South Africans. In late 2013, the City, through Operation Clean Sweep, removed up to 8,000 traders from the city's streets. As this and recent xenophobic attacks demonstrate, Johannesburg can be a hostile place in which to operate a business as an informal economy migrant entrepreneur. Instead of trying to sweep the streets clean of these small businesses, government at national, provincial and city levels should develop policies to grow the SMME economy, develop township economies, and manage the informal economy and street trading. They need to incorporate the businesses owned by migrant entrepreneurs, rather than exclude and demonize them. These businesses make an invaluable contribution to Johannesburg's economy despite operating in a non-enabling political and policy environment. 410 0$aMigration policy series ;$vNo. 71. 606 $aRefugees$xSocial conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRefugees$xSocial conditions. 676 $a305.906914 700 $aPeberdy$b Sally$01042982 712 02$aSouthern African Migration Project, 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910466327403321 996 $aInternational migrants in Johannesburg's informal economy$92467640 997 $aUNINA