Informal retailing through home-based micro-enterprises: The role of spaza shops

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-214

  Ligthelm, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMAL SECTOR; MICROENTERPRISE; NATIONAL TRADE; RETAILING; TRADE FLOW;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 23444455654     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350500163030     Document Type: Article

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