Formalising urban informality
Micro-enterprise and the regulation of liquor in Cape Town
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4252892 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Charman (0000-0001-7773-9557, Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation), Clare Herrick (0000-0001-5402-4639, King's College London), Leif Petersen (0009-0009-4268-4889, The University of Queensland) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 623-646 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x14000615 |
| OpenAlex | W2117530115 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 46 |
In early 2012, South Africa's Western Cape Province enacted new alcohol control legislation amid mounting concern with the costs of alcohol-related harms. This has focused on urban shebeen closure to control the informal, unlicensed trade and the harms it generates through crime, violence and injury. In contrast to policy discourse, this paper contends that rather than existingoutside regulation, the city's shebeeners embrace multiple (self and collective) regulatory strategies to manage the inherent risks of their own informality. Drawing on novel empirical data including a 'business census' and interviews with the police and liquor traders across four Cape Town case study sites, the paper adds new depth to contemporary engagements with the appropriate and equitable regulation of the South African informal liquor trade
Business · Cape · Census · Control (management) · Economic growth · Economics · Informal sector · Legislation · Management · Political science · Sociology · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Sex work and related issues
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2021 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |