Africa's informal workers [[electronic resource] ] : collective agency, alliances and transnational organizing in urban Africa / / edited by Ilda Lindell

• Pubblicazione: London, : Zed Books, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.9; 331.096
• Soggetto topico: Casual labor - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Informal sector (Economics) - Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Soggetto geografico: Africa, Sub-Saharan Economic conditions; Africa, Sub-Saharan Social conditions
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: Lourenço-LindellIlda
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-225) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. The political dynamics of collective organizing -- pt. 2. Constructing alliances : organizing across the formal-informal 'divide' -- pt. 3. International dimensions of organizing.
• Sommario/riassunto: Africa's Informal Workers is a vigorous examination of the informalization and casualization of work, which is changing livelihoods in Africa and beyond. Gathering cases from nine countries and cities across sub-Saharan Africa, and from a range of sectors, this volume goes beyond the usual focus on household 'coping strategies' and individual agency, addressing the growing number of collective organizations through which informal workers make themselves visible and articulate their demands and interests. The emerging picture is that of a highly divers landscape of organized actors, providing g
• Titolo autorizzato: Africa's informal workers
• ISBN: 1-84813-833-4; 1-78032-653-X; 1-282-57932-0; 9786612579325; 1-84813-453-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458867003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Africa now (Zed Books)