LEADER 03228nam 2200517 450 001 9910467914603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-920596-34-8 035 $a(CKB)4340000000195423 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4983537 035 $a(OCoLC)1001351986 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse61543 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4983537 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11428435 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000195423 100 $a20170913h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aRefugee entrepreneurial economies in urban South Africa /$fJonathan Crush [and three others] 210 1$aWaterloo, Ontario :$cSouthern African Migration Programme,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (41 pages) $cillustrations, tables, graphs 225 1 $aSamp Migration Policy Series ;$vNumber 76 300 $aIssued as part of book collections on Project MUSE. 311 $a1-920596-35-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntroduction -- Research methodology -- Refugee profile -- Business characteristics and strategies -- Entrepreneurial economies -- Conclusion. 330 $aOne of the defining characteristics of many large cities in the rapidly urbanizing global South is the high degree of informality of shelter, services and economic livelihoods. It is these dynamic, shifting and dangerous informal urban spaces that refugees often arrive in with few resources other than a will to survive, a few social contacts and a drive to support themselves in the absence of financial support from the host government and international agencies. This report addresses the question of variability in economic opportunity and entrepreneurial activity between urban environments within the same destination country - South Africa - by comparing refugee entrepreneurship in Cape Town, South Africa's second largest city, and several small towns in the province of Limpopo. The research shows that refugee entrepreneurial activity in Limpopo is a more recent phenomenon and largely a function of refugees moving from large cities such as Johannesburg where their businesses and lives are in greater danger. The refugee populations in both areas are equally diverse and tend to be engaged in the same wide range of activities. This report shows that different urban geographies do shape the local nature of refugee entrepreneurial economies, but there are also remarkable similarities in the manner in which unconnected refugee entrepreneurs establish and grow their businesses in large cities and small provincial towns. 410 0$aMigration policy series ;$vNumber 76. 606 $aEntrepreneurship$zSouth Africa 606 $aRefugees$zSouth Africa$xEconomic conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEntrepreneurship 615 0$aRefugees$xEconomic conditions. 676 $a658.0220968 702 $aCrush$b Jonathan 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910467914603321 996 $aRefugee entrepreneurial economies in urban South Africa$92487133 997 $aUNINA