Jua Kali Kenya: Change & Development in an Informal Economy, 1970-95 (Eastern African Studies (London, England).)

by Kenneth King

Book Overview

During the 1980s the term jua kali (Swahili for hot sun) came to refer to any body working in self-employment in Kenya. This text brings the informal sector alive through the photographs and life histories of jua kali people, and offers an analysis of what has been achieved by ordinary Kenyans.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0852552408
• ISBN13: 9780852552407
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: James Currey
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Great research into unknown known sector of the encomy

This is a great book. I had never read about this sector of the economy. It shows that capitalism is alive and well at the grass roots level. Lets hope that the economic system allows it to prosper in the future.