The Study of Informal Economy in Sustaining Urban Livelihood - Tolera, Habtamu
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The study mainly focused on investigating the characteristics of street vendors, particularly their socio-demographic and economic aspects, types of vendor activities and economic linkages. To this end, it had an overall objective aimed at enhancing the productivity of vendor operations. In order to achieve this objective a sample of 140 street vendors were selected and relevant data were gathered mainly through questionnaires and analyzed. The finding of the study revealed a variety of vendor activities such as fruit and vegetables, secondhand clothes, prepared food, bicycle services,…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
The study mainly focused on investigating the characteristics of street vendors, particularly their socio-demographic and economic aspects, types of vendor activities and economic linkages. To this end, it had an overall objective aimed at enhancing the productivity of vendor operations. In order to achieve this objective a sample of 140 street vendors were selected and relevant data were gathered mainly through questionnaires and analyzed. The finding of the study revealed a variety of vendor activities such as fruit and vegetables, secondhand clothes, prepared food, bicycle services, household goods and miscellaneous activities. The study also revealed that the majority of street vendors joined sidewalk business due to economic hardships in their life. Finally, the study investigated backward, forward, consumption and technological linkages.
Autorenporträt
Habtamu Tolera completed his Second Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Addis Ababa University in the year 2006 and his First Degree in Geography and Environmental Studies from Bahir Dar University in 2003. Now he is working in Wollega University as a lecturer and researcher in Social Science faculty.