Women and the informal economy in urban Africa From the margins to the centre

• Main Author: Kinyanjui, Mary Njeri (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala; London The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) 2014
• Series: Africa Now
• Subjects: Development studies; Urban economics; Kenya; Towns; Informal sector; Women's role; Women's participation; Social movements; Gender analysis; Hidden economy; Urbanization; Urban planning; Case studies; Africa; Nairobi; Women in development
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In this highly original work, Mary Njeri Kinyanjui explores the trajectory of women's movement from the margins of urbanization into the centres of business activities in Nairobi and its accompanying implications for urban planning.While women in much of Africa have struggled to gain urban citi...