The "hustle" amongst youth entrepreneurs in Mathare's informal waste economy

Journal of Eastern African Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 389-412

  Thieme, Tatiana A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

entrepreneurship; hustle economy; informality; urban poverty; waste; waste economy; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882252361     PISSN: 17531055     EISSN: 17531063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17531055.2013.770678     Document Type: Article

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