ISBN:
9783319553993
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (216 pages).
Series Statement:
Palgrave Studies of Sustainable Business in Africa
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Governance Innovation Week (2015 : Pretoria) Migration, cross-border trade and development in Africa
Parallel Title:
Print version Nshimbi, Christopher Changwe Migration, Cross-Border Trade and Development in Africa : Exploring the Role of Non-state Actors in the SADC Region
DDC:
304.86
Keywords:
Internationale Migration
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Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen
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Entwicklung
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Simbabwe
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SADC-Staaten
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Trade
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Economic development ; Africa
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Africa ; Economic integration
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Electronic books
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Konferenzschrift 01.06.2015-05.06.2015
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Konferenzschrift 2015
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Konferenzschrift 2015
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Konferenzschrift 2015
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Konferenzschrift 2015
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Konferenzschrift 2015
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Südafrika Süd
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Migration
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Grenzüberschreitende Kooperation
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Nachhaltigkeit
Abstract:
"Foreword" -- "Acknowledgements" -- "Contents" -- "Editors and Contributors" -- "Abbreviations" -- "List of Figures" -- "1 History, Trends and Dynamics of Cross-Border Movements and Trade in the SADC Region " -- "Introduction" -- "History, Dynamics and Trends of Cross-Border Migration in the SADC Region" -- "Cross-Border Trade in the SADC Region" -- "An Alternative View of Informal Cross-Border Activities" -- "Structure of the Book" -- "References" -- "2 Mozambican Labour Migrations, Remittances and Development: Evidence, Practices and Implications for Policy " -- "Introduction" -- "Colonial Legacy and Renewed Characteristics of the Labour Migration System" -- "Remittances Based on Changing Characteristics of Migration" -- "Using Remittances: Poverty Alleviation with Little Stimulation of Development" -- "Exploring Migration Policy Options to Benefit Labour Migrants, Their Families and Sending Communities" -- "Incentivizing Remittances Through Formal Channels at Lower Cost" -- "Establishing Systems of Micro Finance to Exploit the Development Potential of Remittances" -- "Creating More Favourable Legal and Regulatory Conditions" -- "Conclusion: Options for Promoting Remittances" -- "References" -- "3 Zimbabwean Cross-Border Traders in Botswana and South Africa: Perspectives on SADC Regional Integration " -- "Introduction" -- "Conceptual Frameworks: Regional Integration in the SADC" -- "Methodology" -- "The Discussion" -- "ICBTs and SADC Regional Integration Policies" -- "Conclusion" -- "References" -- "4 Congolese Middle Class Migrants Labour Market Incorporation in Pretoria " -- "Introduction" -- "Historical Overview of Congolese Skilled Labour Migrants in Pretoria" -- "Barriers to Professional Incorporation" -- "Anti-immigrant Labour Policy" -- "Linguistic Barriers" -- "Restricted Labour Market and Unemployment in Pretoria
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"Xenophobia in the Labour Market" -- "Congolese Imported Professional Culture" -- "Undervaluation of Credentials and Limited Transferable Skills on the Labour Market" -- "Strategies of Professional Incorporation" -- "Obtaining Required Documents for Work" -- "Short Training Courses and Redoing Studies" -- "Strategies Used in Finding Employment" -- "Conclusion" -- "References" -- "5 Thriving Chinese Migrant Entrepreneurship in a Deteriorating Socio-Economic Environment in Zimbabwe " -- "Introduction" -- "Background" -- "Analytical and Theoretical Framework" -- "Literature Review" -- "Route to Africa" -- "The Role of the Zimbabwean Government in Aiding Chinese Migrant Entrepreneurship" -- "Ethnic Social Networks and Cultural Factors" -- "A Superior Work Ethos" -- "A Culture of Thriftiness" -- "Chinese Migrant Entrepreneurial Activities and Their Impact on Development in Zimbabwe" -- "Chinese Imports and Local Economic Development" -- "Work Ethic" -- "Migrant Entrepreneur Skills and Development in Zimbabwe" -- "Conclusion" -- "References" -- "6 An Analysis of the Role and Regulation of Zimbabwean Cross-Border Traders " -- "Introduction" -- "Methodology" -- "A Brief Historical Overview of Zimbabweâs Political Economy" -- "Zimbabweâs Cross-Border Traders in Historical Perspective" -- "Cross-Border Tradersâ Contributions to the Economy and Society" -- "Recognition of Cross-Border Traders in Zimbabwe and Beyond" -- "Regulation of the Cross-Border Movement of Goods" -- "National Regulation" -- "Regional Arrangements Governing Trade" -- "Informal Cross-Border Tradersâ Interaction with the Law" -- "Cross-Border Traders and Recent Legal Developments" -- "Conclusion: Reflecting on the Relationship between Informality, Illegality and the Law" -- "References
Abstract:
"7 Cashing in on Mobility: Cross-Border Shopping and the Political Economy of the ZimbabweâSouth Africa Borderland " -- "Introduction" -- "Informal Cross-Border TradeâShopping Nexus in Africa" -- "A Brief Note on Zimbabweâs Crisis" -- "Cross-Border Shopping and the Reconfiguration of Retail Space in Musina" -- "Informal Cross-Border Workers" -- "The Transport Sector" -- "Long-Distance Buses " -- "âHandei Borderâ: Minibus Taxis in Musina" -- "Omalayitsha Transport Operators" -- "Chibhasikoro: Bicycle Transporters" -- "Women Head Porters" -- "Conclusion" -- "References" -- "8 The Tenacity and Lasting Reality of Cross-Border Movements and Trade in the SADC Region " -- "Introduction" -- "Mozambican Migrant Labour, Remittances and Development" -- "Informal Cross-Border Traders and Bottom-Up Regional Integration and Development in the SADC Region" -- "Migrants and Strategies of Inclusion" -- "Operations and Developmental Impacts of Chinese Migrant Entrepreneurs in Harare, Zimbabwe" -- "Cross-Border Traders, Regulation and the Law" -- "Cross-Border Traders, Development and the Transformation of the BeitbridgeâMusina Borderland" -- "Conclusion" -- "References
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