LEADER 03395nam 2200493 450 001 9910795497003321 005 20230125221427.0 010 $a1-920596-41-0 035 $a(CKB)4340000000209752 035 $a(OCoLC)1007841478 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse65697 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5109642 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5109642 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11458041 035 $a(PPN)228047218 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000209752 100 $a20171122h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aComparing refugees and South Africans in the urban informal sector /$fJonathan Crush [and three others] 210 1$aWaterloo, Ontario :$cSouthern African Migration Programme,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (1 PDF (49 pages) :)$cillustrations 225 1 $aSAMP Migration Policy Series ;$vNumber 78 300 $aIssued as part of book collections on Project MUSE. 311 $a1-920596-38-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntroduction -- Methodology -- Comparing entrepreneurial motivation -- Contrasting business profiles -- Business strategies -- Comparative security risks -- Strategies of self-protection -- Conclusion. 330 $aThis report compares the business operations of over 2,000 South Africans and refugees in the urban informal economy and systematically dispels some of the myths that have grown up around their activities. First, the report takes issue with the perception that South Africans are inexperienced and unmotivated participants in the informal economy. Many have years of experience and have successfully grown their businesses. Second, it contests the view that refugees enjoy a competitive advantage because they come to South Africa with inherent talent and already honed skills. On the contrary, over 80% of those surveyed had no prior informal sector experience and learned their skills on the job and after coming to South Africa. Third, the report shows that there is fierce competition in the urban informal sector between and within the two groups. However, business competition between refugees and South Africans is mitigated by the fact that they tend to dominate different sections of the informal economy with South Africans dominant in the food sector and refugees in the household products and personal services sectors. Finally, the report takes issue with recent arguments that all informal sector businesses are equally at risk from robbery, extortion and other crimes. It shows that South Africans are affected but that refugees are far more vulnerable than their South African counterparts. The report therefore confirms that xenophobia and xenophobic violence are major threats to refugees seeking a livelihood in the informal sector, especially if they venture into informal settlements. 410 0$aMigration policy series ;$vNumber 78. 606 $aInformal sector (Economics)$zSouth Africa 615 0$aInformal sector (Economics) 676 $a338.6420968 702 $aCrush$b Jonathan 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795497003321 996 $aComparing refugees and South Africans in the urban informal sector$93857590 997 $aUNINA