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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew Charman , Leif Petersen , Thireshen GovenderPublisher: HSRC Press Imprint: HSRC Press Weight: 0.860kg ISBN: 9780796925770ISBN 10: 0796925771 Pages: 330 Publication Date: 01 February 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of tables and figures Abbreviations and Acronyms Chapter 1: Introduction Knowledge Foundation Conceptual Framework Outlook Chapter 2: researching objects, spaces, persons and practices Researcher Reflexivity The Research Sites The Small-Area Census Method Socio-Spatial Methods Diagrams and Drawings Photography Personal Stories Ethical Considerations Chapter 3: Entrepreneurs and survivalists The Scope and Scale of Micro-Enterprises Spatial Patterns Change and Transition Pathways into Business Outlook Chapter 4: The right to use land Land-Use Systems Opportunities and Constraints Two Case Studies Land Transactions Investment Outlook Chapter 5: Spatial ordering The Neighbourhood Economy Micro-Spatial Influences Infrastructure and Architecture Permanent Structures Temporary Structures Mobility Street Life Voices Outlook Chapter 6: The high street and business pioneers Structural Barriers Eveline Street Case Outlook Chapter 7: Transport: efficient but violent The Township Transport Sector The Spatial Economy of Township Transport Thugocracy and Violent Entrepreneurship Outlook Chapter 8: Winners and losers in the grocery territorial battle Spaza Shops in Delft South From Survivalist to Entrepreneurs Spatial Change Shopping Malls, Supermarkets and Wholesalers Outlook Chapter 9: Drinking venues and the leisure economy Liquor Regulation and Moral Panic Scope and Scale of Retailers Sweet Home Farm Programmatic Usage Outlook: Transformative Possibilities Chapter 10: The culture and convenience of foodservice The Food System Food Services Polony and Listeriosis Outlook Chapter 11: Services as social infrastructure Hair Care Educares Traditional Healers Outlook Chapter 12: Sustaining business and coping with risk Business Strategies Social Institutions Capital Divestment Outlook Chapter 13: Conclusions: Protect, contain and disrupt Overview Themes Differentiated Opportunities Space Matters Institutions are Incongruent Corporate Power Stifles Informality Nurtures Economic Resistance Outlook References Legislation About the Authors IndexReviewsPowerful and insightful ... a must-read for policy-makers, researchers and anyone else seeking to understand township economies in South Africa. This book is an utterly compelling labyrinth of ideas, images and mappings that evokes the complexity and vitality of economic life in peripheralised urban spaces. Author InformationAndrew Charman is sociologist and development specialist, studying at the University of Cape Town and Cambridge where he obtained a PhD degree. Andrew has worked as a researcher, a project manager and development practitioner on a range of projects across diverse settings in Southern Africa, including rural areas and townships. In 2010, Andrew co-founded the Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation (SLF) (www.livelihoods.org.za) with the aim of contributing knowledge about how people were responding to development challenges, through conducting research, enabling participatory engagement and facilitating appropriate support. Leif Petersen has worked for the last 15 years in the field of South Africa’s township microenterprises and markets. As a co-founding director of the Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation NPC (SLF), he has presented a substantive body of academic, commercial and mainstream reporting and presentations on township economy markets, in particular market intelligence for sectors including Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) retailing, supply chain development, and market dynamics of grocery trading, liquor retailing, traditional medicine, and informal manufacturing. Thireshen Govender is an architect practising and teaching in Johannesburg. Through the awarding of a Chevening Scholarship, he further advanced his studies in Urban Design at The University College of London (Bartlett) in the United Kingdom. In 2008, he founded UrbanWorks Architecture & Urbanism, a design-research studio, to deepen knowledge on post-apartheid spatial practices in order develop innovative and responsive design strategies toward radical transformation in South African cities. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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