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Nairobi's Informal Sector: Dynamic Entrepreneurs or Surplus Labor?

1984; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 32; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/451386

1539-2988

William J. House,

Innovation and Socioeconomic Development

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HousePDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Economic Development and Cultural Change Volume 32, Number 2Jan., 1984 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/451386 Views: 55Total views on this site Citations: 69Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1984 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Bidisha Lahiri, Richard Daramola Effects of credit and labor constraints on microenterprises and the unintended impact of changes in household endowments: Use of threshold estimation to detect heterogeneity, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 88 (Apr 2023): 21–38.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qref.2022.12.008Samar Kumar Mishra, Bimal Kishore Sahoo Subcontracting in Unorganized Manufacturing: A Mode of Survival or a Strategy of Growth?, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics 65, no.44 (Dec 2022): 1029–1051.https://doi.org/10.1007/s41027-022-00413-6Dipa Mukherjee Subcontracting: A Stepping Stone for Modernisation or a Survival Strategy for Unorganised Manufacturing Sector in India?, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics 65, no.44 (Dec 2022): 1155–1177.https://doi.org/10.1007/s41027-022-00403-8Joshua K. 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