Exploring the challenges facing micro enterprise immigrant traders in the Western Cape metropole : Greenmarket Square and the Hout Bay Harbour markets

This study explored the challenges facing immigrant traders in the Western Cape Metropole at the Greenmarket Square and the Hout Bay Harbour markets. A purposive / convenience sample was drawn of twelve immigrant traders and five key informants (seventeen participants). An exploratory, qualitative a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chikamhi, Tendai
Other Authors: O'Brien, Connie
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10202
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Summary:This study explored the challenges facing immigrant traders in the Western Cape Metropole at the Greenmarket Square and the Hout Bay Harbour markets. A purposive / convenience sample was drawn of twelve immigrant traders and five key informants (seventeen participants). An exploratory, qualitative approach was adopted using semi-structured interview schedules to guide face to face interviewing. The data was analysed using Tesch's (1990) approach.