Jua kali Kenya : change & development in an informal economy, 1970-95

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Jua kali Kenya : change & development in an informal economy, 1970-95

Kenneth King

(Eastern African studies)

J. Currey , EAEP , Ohio University Press, 1996

  • uk : cloth
  • uk : pbk
  • us : cloth
  • us : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-227) and index

Includes index

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Volume

uk : pbk ISBN 9780852552391

Description

Rich and informative study of the informal economy in Kenya. During the 1980s the term jua kali (Kiswahili for 'hot sun') came to refer to anybody working in self-employment in Kenya. This text brings the informal sector alive through the photographs and life histories of jua kali people, and offers an analysis of what has been achieved by ordinary Kenyans. North America: Ohio U Press; Kenya: EAEP

Table of Contents

  • From informal sector to jua kali
  • the "jua-kalification" of Nairobi
  • industrial diversity in Gikomba in the early-1990s
  • revisiting rural Kenya's jua kali
  • education and training for self-employment in Kenya
  • Kenya's jua kali in a wider context.
Volume

uk : cloth ISBN 9780852552407

Description

During the 1980s the term jua kali (Swahili for hot sun ) came to refer to any body working in self-employment in Kenya. This text brings the informal sector alive through the photographs and life histories of jua kali people,and offers an analysis of what has been achieved by ordinary Kenyans.

Table of Contents

  • From informal sector to jua kali
  • the "jua-kalification" of Nairobi
  • industrial diversity in Gikomba in the early-1990s
  • revisiting rural Kenya's jua kali
  • education and training for self-employment in Kenya
  • Kenya's jua kali in a wider context.

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