Can the state perpetuate the marginalisation of the poor? The socioeconomic effects of the state's ban on minibus 'callboys' in Malawi

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-226

  Tambulasi, Richard I C ^a   Kayuni, Happy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; INFORMAL SECTOR; MARGINALIZATION; PROSTITUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS; VULNERABILITY;

AFRICA; BLANTYRE; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZOMBA;

EID: 46049091562     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350802090659     Document Type: Conference Paper

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