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非正规创业是撒哈拉以南非洲妇女的重要收入来源。研究表明,地理位置对非正规企业的生产力非常重要,但我们对非洲妇女创业活动的地理位置及相关决策却知之甚少。本文研究了卢萨卡贫民窟女性居民如何在空间上组织她们的创业活动,以及她们如何证明相关的地点选择是合理的。研究发现,虽然离家近往往优先于其他与业务相关的考虑因素,但空间安排却有很大差异。在开展业务时克服或利用地理优势的能力显然与性别、贫困和监管框架等更广泛的关系息息相关。有助于满足与商业有关的地点需求的重要因素包括:家庭内部强有力的谈判地位、将生育工作外包的能力、社会网络、获得财政资源的机会以及对居住区空间的不均衡管理。 本文以 CC BY 许可的开放存取方式发表:https://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0 。
The geography of women’s informal entrepreneurial activities in urban Zambia: place, mobility and locational decision-making
Informal entrepreneurship constitutes an essential source of income for women in sub-Saharan Africa. Research has indicated the importance of location to the productivity of informal enterprises, yet we know little about the geography of African women’s entrepreneurial activities and associated decision-making. This article studies how female slum dwellers in Lusaka organise their entrepreneurial activities spatially and how they justify associated locational choices. The study found a substantial variety in spatial arrangements although proximity to the home often took precedence over other business-related considerations. The ability to overcome or take advantage of geography when carrying out business was clearly bound up in wider relationships pertaining to gender, poverty and regulatory frameworks. Important factors contributing to satisfying business-related locational needs included a strong intra-household bargaining position, the ability to outsource reproductive work, social networks, access to financial resources and uneven regulation of space in the residential settlement.
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International Development Planning Review’s editorial policy is to reflect international development planning policy and practice. This includes a focus on the physical, economic and social conditions of urban and rural populations. The journal explores current national and international policy agendas, achievements and strategies in this area, offering material of interest to its established academic and professional readership as well as to a broader critical audience.