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Informal Economic Activity in African Cities: proposals for research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

Stuart W. Sinclair
Stuart W. Sinclair
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Lecturer in Economics, University of Reading
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Extract

This brief note will argue the case for certain lines of investigation, both empirical and theoretical, in African cities. It is increasingly recognised that the constellation of issues revolving around urbanisation and its effects will be a major factor in development for the rest of the century: witness the convocation of the Habitat Conference in Vancouver, June 1976, and the World Bank's new Urban Policy Task Force. Yet, as always, comprehension trails behind actual developments.

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Africana
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The Journal of Modern African Studies , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , December 1976 , pp. 696 - 699
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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