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The place of home-based enterprises in the informal sector: Evidence from Cochabamba, New Delhi, Surabaya and Pretoria.

Home-based enterprises (HBEs) are an accepted component in the informal sector in rapidly developing cities. However, they have generally received quite a bad press, especially through a concentration on the exploitation evident in piece-rate homework. From our work in low-income neighbourhoods in C...

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Published in:Urban Studies (Routledge) Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 611 - 633
Main Author: Tipple, Graham
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr2005
Subjects:
Business enterprises
International finance
Informal sector
Social groups
Income
International trade
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