The urban informal sector in sub-Saharan Africa: From bad to good (and back again?)

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-167

  Potts, Deborah ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ECONOMIC POLICY; INFORMAL SECTOR; URBAN ECONOMY;

AFRICA; LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 46049083967     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350802090527     Document Type: Conference Paper

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