Weaving transnational spaces: Peruvian and Colombian suitcase traders moving across South American borders
L Izaguirre, Y Riaño - Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Our study addresses suitcase trading that involves buying goods from one country and
transporting them across borders in portable packages, so as to avoid government taxes …
transporting them across borders in portable packages, so as to avoid government taxes …
[HTML][HTML] Gendered informal gold trading in Indonesia: Case studies from Central Kalimantan
B Devi, K Lahiri-Dutt, S Beavis, A Lal - The Extractive Industries and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper examines the gendered aspects of informal gold trading along the artisanal and
small-scale gold mining (ASGM) value chain in Indonesia. Indonesian law allows ASGM to …
small-scale gold mining (ASGM) value chain in Indonesia. Indonesian law allows ASGM to …
Pandemic-induced border closures in West Africa and the perils of cross-border Ghanaian women traders
Scholarly discussions about COVID-19 in Africa have mainly covered the negative
consequences such as overstretched healthcare systems, the crumbling of economies and …
consequences such as overstretched healthcare systems, the crumbling of economies and …
Assessing differential socio-demographic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on urban livelihood capitals in suburban Accra, Ghana
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a debilitating socio-economic impact on livelihoods
across the world. Extant studies show that livelihood capitals in developing countries have …
across the world. Extant studies show that livelihood capitals in developing countries have …
COVID-19, Agency and Resilience: The Experiences of Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana
P Arthur, E Arthur - Journal of Asian and African Studies, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic that occurred in March 2020 resulted in the global economy
grinding to a halt because of the various measures that were put in place by governments to …
grinding to a halt because of the various measures that were put in place by governments to …
Making money moves: rural women, returnees, and renegotiations of sex work through the street in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
E Dessie - Gender & Development, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Feminist research has highlighted both the emancipatory components of sex work on
women's lives, as well as the problematic nature of an overly romanticised reading of …
women's lives, as well as the problematic nature of an overly romanticised reading of …
COVID-19 And The Informal Sector In South Africa: Lessons, Challenges And Benefits
MS Malemela, M Selepe - Innovation Journal of Social Sciences and …, 2025 - ijsser.com
This paper examines the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on informal trading in South Africa.
This paper argues that the phenomenon of unemployment has always been a factor that …
This paper argues that the phenomenon of unemployment has always been a factor that …
Multi-Dimensional Informality and Dynamism of Microenterprises in Africa
N Hamaguchi, H Hino, C Piot, J Yin - 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
The informal economy in Africa has been considered both the cause and result of
underdevelopment, and that dichotomous understanding of the formal-informal divide …
underdevelopment, and that dichotomous understanding of the formal-informal divide …