Spatial and Compositional Formality–Informality Interfaces in the City of Harare, Zimbabwe

Inocent Moyo; Trynos Gumbo

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-65485-6_5

Spatial and Compositional Formality–Informality Interfaces in the City of Harare, Zimbabwe

Inocent Moyo
, Trynos Gumbo

Urban and Regional Planning

University of Zululand

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Abstract

The Zimbabwean urban informal economy has been evolving since the country attained independence in 1980. In response to political and economic transformations, the phenomenon has been occupying places that were regarded as the preserve of its formal economic sector counterpart. This chapter focuses on the changing characteristics of urban informal economic activities in Harare and demonstrates how they have assumed features of formal businesses resulting in the compositional linkages. In doing so, the chapter illuminates the importance of the historical and politico-economic factors in shaping the compositional formality-informality interfaces in Harare city.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Urban Book Series
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	59-82
Number of pages	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65485-6_5
Publication status	Published - 2021

Publication series

Name	Urban Book Series
ISSN (Print)	2365-757X
ISSN (Electronic)	2365-7588

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

Formality-informality interface
Harare city
Urban informality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geography, Planning and Development
Urban Studies

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