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Informal Responses to Crises of Urban Employment: An Investigation into the Structure and Relevance of Small-scale Informal Retailing in Kaduna, Nigeria

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Pius B. Simon
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SIMON P. B. (1998) Informal responses to crises of urban employment: an investigation into the structure and relevance of small-scale informal retailing in Kaduna, Nigeria, Reg. Studies 32, 547-557. Micro-enterprises in the informal sector of developing countries arguably possess potential and provide a niche in the employment generation process. In the light of continuing economic decline, this paper articulates the findings of a study that investigated the socio-economic significance of small-scale informal retailing in Kaduna, Nigeria. Findings from this empirical study of informal retailing sustain the proposition that these activities can constitute a dependable source of urban employment, income and livelihood. The fullest extent of this relevance is, however, felt mostly by a relatively small category (20%) of core informal enterprises in particular retailing practices. Evidence from this inquiry supports further a conclusion about the existence of a dual informal labour market. External policy constraints operating within the wider macro-economic context limit the potential of informal retailing in labour absorption and the urban development process. SIMON P. B. (1998) Des solutions informelles aux crises du chômage urbain: une étude de la structure et de la pertinence du petit commerce informel à Kaduna au Nigeria, Reg. Studies 32, 547-557. On peut soutenir que les microentreprises du secteur informel des pays en voie de développement ont du potentiel et constituent un créneau quant à la création d'emploi. A la lumière du déclin économique continuel, cet article cherche à exprimer les résultats provenant d'une étude de l'importance du petit commerce informel à Kaduna au Nigeria. Les résultats de cette étude empirique ducommerce dedétail informel viennent à l'appui de l'affirmation selon laquelle ces activités puissent constituer un bassin sûr d'emploi urbain, de revenu et de moyens d'existence. Toujours est-il que la portée de sa pertinence se fait sentir le plus par un noyau assez petit (à savoir 20%) d'entreprises informelles au sein des commerces de détail particuliers. Des preuves provenant de cette étude soutiennent encore plus la conclusion quant à l'existence d'un double marché du travail informel. Des contraintes extérieures de politique, en vigueur au sein du milieu macroéconomique plus large, limitent les capacités du commerce de détail quant à l'insertion de la main-d'oeuvre et au processus de développement urbain. SIMON P. B. (1998) Informelle Reaktionen auf Krisen städtischer Erwerbstätigkeit: eine Untersuchung der Struktur und Relevanz von Kleinstunternehmen des informellen Einzelhandels in Kaduna, Nigerien, Reg. Studies 32, 547–557. Kleinstunternehmen im informellen Sektor von Entwicklungsländern können durchaus über Potential verfügen, und eine Sprosse auf der Leiter des Arbeitsbeschaffungsprozesses darstellen. Angesichts des anhaltenden wirtschaftlichen Rückgangs formuliert dieser Aufsatz die Befunde einer Studie, welche die sozio-ökonomische Bedeutung von Kleinstbetrieben des informellen Einzelhandels in Kaduna, Nigerien, untersuchte. Ergebnisse dieser empirischen Studie informellen Einzelhandels stützen die These, daß Beschäftigungen dieser Art eine verläßliche Quelle städtischer Erwerbstätigkeit, Einkommens und Lebensunterhalts darstellen können. Das volle Ausmaß dieser Relevanz erfährt jedoch meist nureine verhältnisma ¨ßig kleine Kategorie (20%) von ''Kern'' unternehmern informeller Art in spezifischen Einzelhandelsunternehmen. Beweise von dieser Untersuchung stützen daru ¨berhinaus eine Schlußfolgerung betreff des Bestehens eines zweifachen informellen Arbeitsmarktes. Externe Beschra ¨nkungen von Bestrebungen im weiteren makro-ökonomischen Zusammenhang reduzieren die Möglichkeiten des informellen Einzelhandels bei der Eingliederung von Arbeitskräften und dem städtischen Entwicklungsprozeß.

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Volume (Year): 32 (1998)
Issue (Month): 6 (August)
Pages: 547-557
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