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Tanzania's Informal Economy: The Micro-politics of Street Vending (Politics and Society in Urban Africa) by Alexis Malefakis is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
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The market places and street corners of Dar es Salaam are home to a thriving informal economy of street vendors selling secondhand clothing and other goods. These street vendors often live a precarious existence, under pressure from state authorities and international markets. In addition to these external pressures, the experiences of such vendors are also shaped by a complex interplay of internal tensions, rivalries and conflicting communal ties. Such internal dynamics are a common part of inf
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- Author
- Alexis Malefakis
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781786994547
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Science, Anthropology, Business
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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