Africa's informal workers Collective agency, alliances and transnational organizing in urban Africa

• Other Authors: Lindell, Ilda (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala; London The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) 2010
• Series: Africa Now
• Subjects: Labour economics; Africa; Africa south of Sahara; Urban areas; Economic conditions; Social change; Informal sector; Social movements; Trade unionism; Hidden economy; Livelihood; Survival strategies; Case studies
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Africa's Informal Workers is a vigorous examination of the informalization and casualization of work, which is changing livelihoods in Africa and beyond. Gathering cases from nine countries and cities across sub-Saharan Africa, and from a range of sectors, this volume goes beyond the usual foc...