What’s in a Word? The Conceptual Politics of ‘Informal’ Street Trade in Dar es Salaam

Focussing on policies towards urban street trade in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in this paper I illustrate how despite the widely acknowledged limits to its analytical usefulness, the contested and politically charged concept of the ‘informal economy’ continues to play a vital role in informing strateg...

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Main Author: Ilona Steiler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Urban Research 2018-02-01
Series:Articulo: Journal of Urban Research
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/articulo/3376

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