Urban livelihoods and institutions: Towards matching institutions for the poor in Nairobi's informal settlements

International Development Planning Review

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-146

  Hendriks, Bob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; KNOWLEDGE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MICROENTERPRISE; POLITICAL RELATIONS; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; URBAN SOCIETY; VULNERABILITY;

KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA];

EID: 79953658758     PISSN: 14746743     EISSN: 14783401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/idpr.2011.9     Document Type: Article

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