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- Refugee Entrepreneurial Economies in Urban South Africa
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: Southern African Migration Programme
summary
One of the defining characteristics of many large cities in the rapidly urbanizing global South is the high degree of informality of shelter, services and economic livelihoods. It is these dynamic, shifting and dangerous informal urban spaces that refugees often arrive in with few resources other than a will to survive, a few social contacts and a drive to support themselves in the absence of financial support from the host government and international agencies. This report addresses the question of variability in economic opportunity and entrepreneurial activity between urban environments within the same destination country � South Africa � by comparing refugee entrepreneurship in Cape Town, South Africa�s second largest city, and several small towns in the province of Limpopo. The research shows that refugee entrepreneurial activity in Limpopo is a more recent phenomenon and largely a function of refugees moving from large cities such as Johannesburg where their businesses and lives are in greater danger. The refugee populations in both areas are equally diverse and tend to be engaged in the same wide range of activities. This report shows that different urban geographies do shape the local nature of refugee entrepreneurial economies, but there are also remarkable similarities in the manner in which unconnectedrefugee entrepreneurs establish and grow their businesses in large cities and small provincial towns.
Table of Contents
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- List of Tables
- p. iii
- List of figures
- p. iv
- Executive summary
- pp. 1-5
- Introduction
- pp. 6-8
- Research methodology
- pp. 8-11
- Refugee profile
- pp. 11-17
- Entrepreneurial economies
- pp. 22-28
- Conclusion
- pp. 28-30
- References
- pp. 32-37
- Further Series Titles
- pp. 37-40
Additional Information
ISBN
9781920596347
Related ISBN(s)
9781920596354
MARC Record
OCLC
1001351986
Pages
46
Launched on MUSE
2017-08-23
Language
English
Open Access
No