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The lived experience of women involved in cross border trade
Dissertation (MSocSci)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/50693 The lived experience of women involved in cross border trade Puttergill, Charles nzmayisela@hotmail.com Mayisela, Nokuphumula Z. UCTD Dissertation (MSocSci)--University of Pretoria, 2015. The research explored the lived experiences of Swazi women involved in Informal Cross Border Trade (ICBT). It examines how female entrepreneurs within the informal sector in Swaziland are influenced by prevailing patriarchal culture. Difficulty in accessing employment in the formal sector, flexibility in work arrangements within the informal sector as well as the growing pressure to provide for their families are reasons given for participating in ICBT. For most traders it is a full-time economic activity. In a context of increasing completion, income generated from ICBT is often supplemented by income from other economic activities. To a large extent participation in ICBT is linked to necessity entrepreneurship, to ensure the livelihoods of their families. Social capital is a key resource when participating in ICBT. The traders established networks where they shared vital information such as travelling schedules, sharing costs when purchasing merchandise, sharing stalls and establishing informal credit and loan schemes. Social capital was often linked to coping strategies, especially with the establishment of informal credit and loan schemes. Coping strategies also included support from family members with regard to running the household and financial support. tm2015 Sociology MSocSci Unrestricted 2015-11-25T09:47:18Z 2015-11-25T09:47:18Z 2015/09/01 2015 Dissertation Mayisela, NZ 2015, The lived experience of women involved in cross border trade, MSocSci Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50693> S2015 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50693 en © 2015 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 |
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