Informal Cross Border Trade In The Southern African Development Community Sadc
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Informal Cross Border Trade In The Southern African Development Community Sadc
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Author : Nsolo J. Mijere
language : en
Publisher: OSSREA
Release Date : 2008-12-31
Informal Cross Border Trade In The Southern African Development Community Sadc written by Nsolo J. Mijere and has been published by OSSREA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-31 with Business & Economics categories.
This study investigates the existence and volume of informal cross-border trade (ICBT) in the mainland SADC member states. The four basic research questions for the study were as follows: Is there informal cross-border trade among the mainland SADC member states? Do the informal traders (ICBTs) contribute to the SADC national economies and to the economies of the region as a whole, and is this revenue acknowledged by the SADC nation governments? Does the ICBT facilitate the new mission of SADC: the promotion of social, economic and political integration in the Southern African region? Lastly and perhaps most importantly have the SADC member states or SADC as an organisation formally put in place trade policies and regulations that promote the development of ICBT in the region? The study further explores the extent to which the cross-border ethnic relationships of ICBTs assist and facilitate the activities of the informal cross-border micro-trade. These questions are investigated within the context of SADC, a regional grouping with a long geo-political history as well as common colonial and socio-economic experiences that have all impacted on and restrained formal trade among SADC member states.
Women Without Borders
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Author : V. N. Muzvidziwa
language : en
Publisher: OSSREA
Release Date : 2005
Women Without Borders written by V. N. Muzvidziwa and has been published by OSSREA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Business & Economics categories.
In the face of a declining and collapsing national economy, this book presents the story of enterprising and entrepreneurial Zimbabwean women, operating as informal cross-border traders in the SADC region. The women are struggling against economic wants and deprivation, and devising their own initiatives to defeat poverty. The study relates their hopes, perceptions and strategies for managing the structural constraints at micro- and macro-levels that at once make their activities necessary, and simultaneously impose limitations on them.
Migration Cross Border Trade And Development In Africa
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Author : Christopher Changwe Nshimbi
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-10-12
Migration Cross Border Trade And Development In Africa written by Christopher Changwe Nshimbi and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-12 with Business & Economics categories.
Based on migration dynamics in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, this edited volume focuses on the activities of grassroots and informal non-state actors. The authors explore cross-border economic activities, migration governance issues, the regional integration project of the SADC, and implications for sustainable development in Africa. Examining the apparent success of immigrant entrepreneurs operating in cities of economically depressed countries such as Zimbabwe, it also discusses the role of local authorities in managing migration to achieve development. Thus, the book is centred on human mobility, the building of cohesive communities between immigrants and indigenous people, the informal economic activities of cross-border traders and undocumented migrants, and regional integration, providing a multidisciplinary and rich source of knowledge for scholars interested in African politics, labour, migration and economy.
Calibrating Informal Cross Border Trade In Southern Africa
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Author : Peberdy, Sally
language : en
Publisher: Southern African Migration Programme
Release Date : 2017-01-17
Calibrating Informal Cross Border Trade In Southern Africa written by Peberdy, Sally and has been published by Southern African Migration Programme this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-17 with Social Science categories.
The study demonstrates that informal cross-border is a complex phenomenon and not uniform across the region, or even through border posts of the same country. However, the overall volume of trade, duties paid and VAT foregone, as well as the types of goods and where they are produced, indicate that this sector of regional trade should be given much greater attention and support by governments of the region as well as regional organizations such as the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), SADC and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU).
Informal Crossboarder Trade And Poverty Reduction In Southern Africa
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Author : Wadzanai Kachere
language : en
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Release Date : 2012
Informal Crossboarder Trade And Poverty Reduction In Southern Africa written by Wadzanai Kachere and has been published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
There is still debate with regard to the contribution of Informal Cross Border Trading (ICBT) activities to development.The policy dialogue in many developing countries continues to be driven by the perception that this trade in economically non-viable and socially undesirable. On the other hand, speculations are abounding that ICBT has the potential of pushing backwards the frontiers of poverty, an assertion supported by the findings of this research. The study investigated the extent of ICBT in the Southern Africa region and its impact on poverty reduction. By designing and implementing a sound research technique, the researcher investigated the extent of ICBT between Zimbabwe and its neighbouring countries, and its impact on poverty reduction, amongst others.The work established that ICBT reduces and alleviates the prevalence, depth and severity of poverty. The book advocates for governments and regional blocks to incorporate informal cross border concerns in regional trade policies in order to broaden the concerted efforts aimed at alleviating economic hardships, reducing poverty and enhancing welfare, as well as empowering women in particular.
Informal Entrepreneurship And Cross Border Trade Between Zimbabwe And South Africa
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Author : Chikanda, Abel
language : en
Publisher: Southern African Migration Programme
Release Date : 2017-02-10
Informal Entrepreneurship And Cross Border Trade Between Zimbabwe And South Africa written by Chikanda, Abel and has been published by Southern African Migration Programme this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-10 with Social Science categories.
Zimbabwe has witnessed the rapid expansion of informal cross-border trading (ICBT) with neighbouring countries over the past two decades. Beginning in the mid-1990s when the country embarked on its Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP), a large number of people were forced into informal employment through worsening economic conditions and the decline in formal sector jobs.
Borders Sociocultural Encounters And Contestations
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Author : Christopher Changwe Nshimbi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-11-19
Borders Sociocultural Encounters And Contestations written by Christopher Changwe Nshimbi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-19 with Social Science categories.
This book examines the enduring significance of borders in Southern Africa, covering encounters between people, ideas and matter, and the new spatialities and transformations they generate in their historical, social, economic and cultural contexts. Situated within debates on borders, borderlands, sub- and regional integration, this volume examines local, grassroots and non-state actors and their cross-border economic and sociocultural encounters and contestations. Particular attention is also paid on the role they play in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region and its integration project in its multiplicity. The interdisciplinary chapters address the diverse human activities relating to cross-border economic and sociocultural encounters and contestations that are manifested through multiform and -scalar interactions between or among grassroots actors, involving engagements between grassroots actors and the state or its agencies, and/or to the broader arrangements that bear consequences of the first two upon regional integration. By bringing these different, at times contrasting, forms of interaction under a holistic analysis, this volume devises novel ways to understand the persistence and role of borders and their relation to new transnational and transcultural integrative phenomena at various levels, extending from the (nation-)state and the political to the cultural and social at the everyday level of border practices. Scholars and students of African studies, geography, economics, politics, sociology and border studies will find this book useful.
Cross Border Security In The Southern African Region
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Author : Inocent Moyo
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-07-29
Cross Border Security In The Southern African Region written by Inocent Moyo and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-29 with Social Science categories.
This book provides a sophisticated analysis of cross-border challenges and problems in the southern African region. It advances explanations that transcend the state-centric narrative that has nationalised cross-border security. It provides insights from non-state actors such as informal cross-border traders (ICBTs), informal cross-border transporters, undocumented migrants, and cross-border communities. It argues that security needs to be understood beyond a state-centric paradigm by focusing on the political, economic, environmental, and societal threats at macro, meso, and micro levels. The book suggests that at the core of cross-border security challenges in the Southern African region is a post-colonial governmentality. This drives the nationalisation of cross-border security as though it is the only security leading to nation-states, in turn depoliticising and invisibilising the security and livelihoods of ordinary people, even when nation-states claim to be protecting the same. The book will be a useful resource for students, scholars, and researchers of African Studies, Border Studies, Human Geography, Migration Studies, Development Studies, International Studies, International Relations, Political Science, and Security Studies.
Impact Of Informal Cross Border Trade In Eastern And Southern Africa
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Author : Sam K. Kallungia
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Impact Of Informal Cross Border Trade In Eastern And Southern Africa written by Sam K. Kallungia and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Africa, Eastern categories.
Regional Economic Communities And Integration In Southern Africa
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Author : Leon Mwamba Tshimpaka
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-05-07
Regional Economic Communities And Integration In Southern Africa written by Leon Mwamba Tshimpaka and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-07 with Social Science categories.
This book examines regional integration in Africa, with a particular focus on the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It argues that the SADC’s pursuit of a rationalist and state-centric form of integration for Southern Africa is limited, as it overlooks the contributory role and efficacy of non-state actors, who are relegated to the periphery. The book demonstrates that civil society networks in Southern Africa constitute well-governed, self-organised entities that function just like formal regional arrangements driven by state actors and technocrats. The book amplifies this point by deploying New Institutionalism and the New Regionalism Approach to examine the role and efficacy of non-state actors in building regions from below. The book develops a unique typology that shows how Southern African regional civil society networks adopt strategies, norms and rules to establish an efficient form of alternative integration in the region. Based on a critical analysis of this self-organised regionalism, the book projects the reality that alternative regionalism driven by non-state actors is possible. This book expands the study of regionalism in the SADC, and makes a significant and innovative contribution to the study of contemporary regionalism.