Guillaume Iyenda
Biographic Data
| ID | 109565 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Guillaume Iyenda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Guillaume |
| FAMILY NAME | Iyenda |
| SIGNATURE | IYENDA G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal Holloway University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Researching urban poverty in sub-Saharan Africa
Poverty and the way in which it is researched are major preoccupations for many social scientists. This article presents different ways of researching urban poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on qualitative methods and the different ways in which these can be used to collect data. Examples are drawn from field research conducted in urban areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaïre) to illustrate the ways in which different …
Obituary
Social Research and Data Collection on Poverty and Underdevelopment in the Congo
Les recherches sur le developpement et la recolte de donnees empiriques sur la pauvrete et le sous-developpement sont des priorites pour les chercheurs et les enseignants en sciences sociales au Congo. Cet article presente differentes methodes utiles pour etudier ces questions a Kinshasa, en mettant en evidence le contexte dans lequel ces methodes (qualitatives ou autres) sont appliquees pour collecter des donnees empiriques sur la pauvrete urbai…
Street enterprises, urban livelihoods and poverty in Kinshasa
Unemployment and poverty are currently the main preoccupations of people in Kinshasa. State bankruptcy has prevented the formal economy from stemming a rising tide of poverty, making the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) one of the poorest countries in the world in terms of living standards. This paper examines the living conditions of the poor in Kinshasa in relation to the current situation of state bankruptcy, and looks, in particular, at the…
Street enterprises, urban livelihoods and poverty in Kinshasa
Unemployment and poverty are currently the main preoccupations of people in Kinshasa. State bankruptcy has prevented the formal economy from stemming a rising tide of poverty, making the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) one of the poorest countries in the world in terms of living standards. This paper examines the living conditions of the poor in Kinshasa in relation to the current situation of state bankruptcy, and looks, in particular, at the…
Street food and income generation for poor households in Kinshasa
This paper describes the role of street food production and sale in the livelihoods of 256 food sellers in Kinshasa, including who within each household undertakes the work, the incomes received and profits gained, and the role of the income in households’ livelihoods. It also describes the context in which increasing numbers of people have had to turn to self-production, with the decline in formal sector employment and cuts in government jobs (a…
Street food and income generation for poor households in Kinshasa
This paper describes the role of street food production and sale in the livelihoods of 256 food sellers in Kinshasa, including who within each household undertakes the work, the incomes received and profits gained, and the role of the income in households' livelihoods. It also describes the context in which increasing numbers of people have had to turn to self-production, with the decline in formal sector employment and cuts in government jobs (a…
Street food and income generation for poor households in Kinshasa
This paper describes the role of street food production and sale in the livelihoods of 256 food sellers in Kinshasa, including who within each household undertakes the work, the incomes received and profits gained, and the role of the income in households’ livelihoods. It also describes the context in which increasing numbers of people have had to turn to self-production, with the decline in formal sector employment and cuts in government jobs (a…
Obituary
Social Research and Data Collection on Poverty and Underdevelopment in the Congo
Les recherches sur le developpement et la recolte de donnees empiriques sur la pauvrete et le sous-developpement sont des priorites pour les chercheurs et les enseignants en sciences sociales au Congo. Cet article presente differentes methodes utiles pour etudier ces questions a Kinshasa, en mettant en evidence le contexte dans lequel ces methodes (qualitatives ou autres) sont appliquees pour collecter des donnees empiriques sur la pauvrete urbai…
Street food and income generation for poor households in Kinshasa
This paper describes the role of street food production and sale in the livelihoods of 256 food sellers in Kinshasa, including who within each household undertakes the work, the incomes received and profits gained, and the role of the income in households' livelihoods. It also describes the context in which increasing numbers of people have had to turn to self-production, with the decline in formal sector employment and cuts in government jobs (a…
Street food and income generation for poor households in Kinshasa
This paper describes the role of street food production and sale in the livelihoods of 256 food sellers in Kinshasa, including who within each household undertakes the work, the incomes received and profits gained, and the role of the income in households’ livelihoods. It also describes the context in which increasing numbers of people have had to turn to self-production, with the decline in formal sector employment and cuts in government jobs (a…
Street food and income generation for poor households in Kinshasa
This paper describes the role of street food production and sale in the livelihoods of 256 food sellers in Kinshasa, including who within each household undertakes the work, the incomes received and profits gained, and the role of the income in households' livelihoods. It also describes the context in which increasing numbers of people have had to turn to self-production, with the decline in formal sector employment and cuts in government jobs (a…
Street enterprises, urban livelihoods and poverty in Kinshasa
Unemployment and poverty are currently the main preoccupations of people in Kinshasa. State bankruptcy has prevented the formal economy from stemming a rising tide of poverty, making the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) one of the poorest countries in the world in terms of living standards. This paper examines the living conditions of the poor in Kinshasa in relation to the current situation of state bankruptcy, and looks, in particular, at the…
Street enterprises, urban livelihoods and poverty in Kinshasa
Unemployment and poverty are currently the main preoccupations of people in Kinshasa. State bankruptcy has prevented the formal economy from stemming a rising tide of poverty, making the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) one of the poorest countries in the world in terms of living standards. This paper examines the living conditions of the poor in Kinshasa in relation to the current situation of state bankruptcy, and looks, in particular, at the…
Social Research and Data Collection on Poverty and Underdevelopment in the Congo
Les recherches sur le developpement et la recolte de donnees empiriques sur la pauvrete et le sous-developpement sont des priorites pour les chercheurs et les enseignants en sciences sociales au Congo. Cet article presente differentes methodes utiles pour etudier ces questions a Kinshasa, en mettant en evidence le contexte dans lequel ces methodes (qualitatives ou autres) sont appliquees pour collecter des donnees empiriques sur la pauvrete urbai…
Researching urban poverty in sub-Saharan Africa
Poverty and the way in which it is researched are major preoccupations for many social scientists. This article presents different ways of researching urban poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on qualitative methods and the different ways in which these can be used to collect data. Examples are drawn from field research conducted in urban areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaïre) to illustrate the ways in which different …
Obituary
Economic growth (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Poverty (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Development economics (3 works) · Livelihood (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)