Generating an income in the urban environment: The experience of street food vendors in ile-ife, Nigeria

Africa

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 385-400

  Pearce, Tola Olu ^a   Kujore, Olufemi O ^a   Agboh Bankole, V Aina ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTERPRISE; INCOME; INFORMAL SECTOR; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; STREET FOOD VENDORS; URBAN CENTRE; WOMEN;

NIGERIA, OYO STATE, ILE-IFE;

EID: 0024220626     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: 17500184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1160348     Document Type: Article

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