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Can the state perpetuate the marginalisation of the poor? The socio-economic effects of the state's ban on minibus 'callboys' in Malawi

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  • Richard Tambulasi
  • Happy Kayuni

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Malawi is a southern African country that has a huge informal sector due to high levels of unemployment. One of the ways people earned income in this sector was minibus-calling. This considerably reduced the vulnerability of many who would otherwise have been excluded economically. However, the state has recently declared such acts illegal and anyone found minibus-calling is now arrested. This paper critically investigates the socio-economic impacts of this ban on the former beneficiaries' livelihoods. A survey and interviews conducted in Zomba Municipality and Blantyre City (supplemented by various newspaper articles) show that the ban has adversely affected the socio-economic status of these marginalised Malawians.

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  • Richard Tambulasi & Happy Kayuni, 2008. "Can the state perpetuate the marginalisation of the poor? The socio-economic effects of the state's ban on minibus 'callboys' in Malawi," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(2), pages 215-226.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:25:y:2008:i:2:p:215-226
    DOI: 10.1080/03768350802090659
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