Resituating Africa’s urban informal food sector
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2019
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Abstract
The complex dynamics of the informal food sector in urban Africa are poorly understood. Urban informal food systems are beginning to receive attention from scholars and policymakers, but the notable absence of detailed empirical information and necessary theoretical engagement with their emergence, structure, and operation has thus far limited efforts to understand the central role that they play in urban development processes. This Special Issue brings together a diverse collection of case studies from seven countries across the Global South—China, Jamaica, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda—to explore these dynamics by placing Africa’s urban informal food sector in comparative international context.
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Urbanization, Global South, Informal sector, Food retail, Food security
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Crush, J., & Young, G. (2019). Resituating Africa’s urban informal food sector. Urban Forum ,30, 377–384