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Literaturüberblick und Daten zum informellen Sektor in der RSA. Beschäftigung: 1,72 Millionen Menschen; Durchschnittseinkommen: 350 Rand pro Monat; Anteil am Bruttosozialprodukt: 6,5 Prozent. (DÜI-Wsl)

South Africa's informal economy is the subject of much controversy. Some observers feel it holds considerable developmental promise as an untapped resource of entrepreneurship which offers a solution to South Africa's pressing economic problems. Others view it in a negative light and see it primarily as ripe ground for labour exploitation. The authors of this book explore a variety of both urban and rural informal money-making ventures, from the activities of hawkers, small-scale industrialists, black taxi operators, and shebeen and spaza store owners, to the herbal medicine and palm wine trades, rural and worker co-operatives and rotating credit schemes. They then go on to assess the magnitude of the informal sector and its propensity to be 'formalized', suggest directions for future research, and debate the role of the informal sector in South Africa's future economy. (DÜI-Hff)