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Photo de Mukuru, l’un des plus grands bidonvilles du Kenya, situé dans le sud du pays. Philip O'Donnell

Dans les bidonvilles d’Afrique, une économie informelle bouillonnante

Philip O'Donnell, Dublin City University; Colm O'Gorman, Dublin City University; Eric Clinton, Dublin City University, and Margot Leger, Utrecht University

Faute de soutien de l’État et d’employeurs officiels, les habitants des bidonvilles d’Afrique du Sud et du Kenya s’appuient pour faire des affaires sur leur connaissance de la rue.
A picture of Mukuru, one of Kenya’s largest slums located in the South of the country. Philip O'Donnell

Why Africa’s slums are among the world’s most vibrant business hotspots

Philip O'Donnell, Dublin City University; Colm O'Gorman, Dublin City University; Eric Clinton, Dublin City University, and Margot Leger, Utrecht University

For want of state support or formal employers, slum dwellers in South Africa and Kenya rely on street savvy, friends and a strong tolerance for hardship and precarity to do business.

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