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

Pius B. Simon

Regional Studies, 1998, vol. 32, issue 6, 547-557

Abstract: 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

Date: 1998
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