“Getting By” at the Urban Periphery: Everyday Struggles of Informal Merchants in Tunisia

The article examines the significance of informal economic practices, e.g. street vending and informal commerce, for young merchants from Ettadhamen, a neighborhood situated in the northwestern periphery of the Greater Tunis area. It further addresses cross-border trade in the Tunisian-Libyan and Tu...

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Main Author: Johannes Frische
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies 2015-11-01
Series:Middle East : Topics & Arguments
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Online Access:http://meta-journal.net/article/view/3521