Making a living in African cities: The role of home-based enterprises in Accra and Pretoria

International Planning Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 253-277

  Gough, Katherine V ^a   Tipple, A Graham ^b   Napier, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INFORMAL SECTOR;

ACCRA; AFRICA; GAUTENG; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA; PRETORIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 0347541243     PISSN: 13563475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1356347032000153115     Document Type: Article

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