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The contribution of informal sector trade to poverty reduction in Rusape, Zimbabwe
Dissertation (MSW)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/41511 The contribution of informal sector trade to poverty reduction in Rusape, Zimbabwe Lombard, A. (Antoinette) tatenda.saunyana@yahoo.com/tcsaunyana@gmail.com Saunyama, Tatenda Churchill Informal sector trade Informal trade Social development Poverty reduction Rotational Savings and Credit Schemes Food secirity Housing Education Health Zimbabwe UCTD Dissertation (MSW)--University of Pretoria, 2013. Zimbabwe has been experiencing an exponential increase in the levels of household poverty because of the contraction of the formal economy. This state of affairs has resulted in a significant proportion of Zimbabweans engaging in informal sector trade to mitigate the effects of economic decline. The goal of the study was to determine the contribution of informal sector trade to poverty reduction in Rusape, Zimbabwe. The researcher adopted a qualitative research approach and the study was applied in nature as it sought to understand how poverty can be reduced through informal sector trade. The research design was a collective case study. The researcher made use of availability sampling and interviewed participants who were willing and available on a one-on-one basis. The study contextualised how informal sector trade reduces poverty within the social development approach. The study established that informal trade was a commercial enterprise that was undertaken by both men and women of all ages to sustain their households. Engagement in informal trade accorded informal traders the opportunity to be self-sufficient and to generate incomes. The incomes obtained from informal trade enabled the participants to provide for the dietary, medical, housing and educational needs of their families. The study also revealed a number of business survival strategies employed by informal traders to ensure sustainability. Findings show that rotational credit and savings schemes (ROCSS) play an important role in sustaining informal trade operations and their contribution to a reduction in household poverty. The study concluded that engagement in informal trade reduces household poverty. Recommendations include how the State can facilitate the growth of the informal sector. Furthermore, it is recommended that the social work profession should actively engage government structures and advocate for the development of the informal sector and the widespread adoption of the social development approach which reduces poverty in a sustainable manner. am2014 Social Work and Criminology unrestricted 2014-08-21T12:48:45Z 2014-08-21T12:48:45Z 2014-04-16 2013 Mini Dissertation Saunyana, TC 2014 The contribution of informal sector trade to poverty reduction in Rusape, Zimbabwe, MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41511> F14/4/471 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41511 en © 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Informal sector trade Informal trade Social development Poverty reduction Rotational Savings and Credit Schemes Food secirity Housing Education Health Zimbabwe UCTD The contribution of informal sector trade to poverty reduction in Rusape, Zimbabwe |
| title | The contribution of informal sector trade to poverty reduction in Rusape, Zimbabwe |
| title_full | The contribution of informal sector trade to poverty reduction in Rusape, Zimbabwe |
| title_fullStr | The contribution of informal sector trade to poverty reduction in Rusape, Zimbabwe |
| title_full_unstemmed | The contribution of informal sector trade to poverty reduction in Rusape, Zimbabwe |
| title_short | The contribution of informal sector trade to poverty reduction in Rusape, Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | contribution of informal sector trade to poverty reduction in rusape zimbabwe |
| topic | Informal sector trade Informal trade Social development Poverty reduction Rotational Savings and Credit Schemes Food secirity Housing Education Health Zimbabwe UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41511 |