Government failure and Informality: An investigation of the role played by informal trading in the developmental processes of people’s livelihoods mechanisms in urban cities.
A case study of Harare, Zimbabwe
- Author
- Tapiwanashe Hadzizi
This paper examines how informal economy in urban cities in Zimbabwe and in developing countries more generally, despite being negatively associated with illegality, tax evasion and rudimentary activities, plays a pivotal role in minimizing social exclusion, destitution and reducing employment, that is, in meeting the needs of the people.