Inside Informality : The Links between Poverty, Microenterprises, and Living Conditions in Nairobi's Slums

Inside Informality : The Links between Poverty, Microenterprises, and Living Conditions in Nairobi's Slums

Using households rather than enterprises as the analytical unit, this study of 1,755 households in Nairobi's slums reveals that informal household microenterprises are indeed helping offset poverty. Microenterprises are helping households that are, a priori, more likely to be poor. Better micro...

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Main Authors: Gulyani, Sumila, Talukdar, Debabrata
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320
Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs
Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380
Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope L250
Economic Development: Human Resources
Human Development
Income Distribution
Migration O150
Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses
Transportation O180
Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics: Regional Migration
Regional Labor Markets
Population
Neighborhood Characteristics R230
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5808

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