South Africa - Constraints to Growth in Johannesburg's Black Informal Sector : Evidence from the 1999 Informal Sector Survey
The report is the third in a series of reports that evolved from a collaboration between the local government of the City of Johannesburg, and the World Bank in 1999-2000 on the theme of local economic development. It presents the main findings of...
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okr-10986-153882021-04-23T14:03:14Z South Africa - Constraints to Growth in Johannesburg's Black Informal Sector : Evidence from the 1999 Informal Sector Survey World Bank INFORMAL SECTOR POVERTY REDUCTION INEQUITIES IN RELIEF DISTRIBUTION SOCIAL INEQUALITY PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION JOB CREATION POLICIES RACIAL POLICY RACIAL SEGREGATION GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS EMPOWERMENT ACCESS TO CREDIT TRAINING ASSISTANCE SMALL & MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES ENTERPRISE SUPPORT MICROFINANCE QUALITY OF SERVICE FINANCIAL STRENGTH FISCAL EFFICIENCY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CONTINGENCY FINANCING BUSINESS EDUCATION BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS BUSINESS DISTRICTS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COUNTRY LEVEL CURRENCY UNIT DEMOGRAPHICS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFECTS ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURS EXCHANGE RATE EXPANSION EXTERNAL FACTORS FINANCIAL CAPITAL FIRM SIZE FIRMS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTORS INTEREST RATES JOB CREATION JOB LOSSES LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET REGULATIONS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEGISLATION LENDERS LICENSING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LONG TERM MANUFACTURING SECTOR METALS MICRO CREDIT MICROFINANCE NATIONAL AUTHORITIES NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY CONSIDERATIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL COMMITMENT POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY INCOME EARNERS PRIORITY ACTIONS PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PURCHASING POWER RACIAL GROUPS SAVINGS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STORES STREAMS SUPPLIERS TASK TEAM LEADER TAXATION UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN POOR URBAN POPULATION WAGES WILLINGNESS TO PAY The report is the third in a series of reports that evolved from a collaboration between the local government of the City of Johannesburg, and the World Bank in 1999-2000 on the theme of local economic development. It presents the main findings of the 1999 World Bank informal sector survey, which covered a number of mostly black informal firm owners across manufacturing, and service sectors, based on firm owners responses, and firm level data. The objectives of the study are to a) examine the characteristics, and constraints facing informal firms in Johannesburg. The government has since 1994, rested its goal of poverty, and inequality-reduction in South Africa, on private sector-led job creation, and, has made a political commitment to black empowerment, allocating resources for credit, and training, as well as other small and medium scale enterprise (SMSE) promotion programs; and, b) explore the policy implications of government assistance to the informal sector, on grounds of poverty reduction, and job creation for the poor. The merit of supporting the sector on the basis of apartheid-created racial inequality, is also examined. Based on international experience, micro-finance should focus on outreach, quality of services, and measures of financial sustainability. Issues for further research, specific to South Africa, include fiscal feasibility of micro credit, and training programs, incorporating the element of firm growth, and prospects for graduation to formal SMSE, with credit availability being contingent on successful completion of small business training. 2013-08-27T20:14:03Z 2013-08-27T20:14:03Z 2002-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1968407/south-africa-constraints-growth-johannesburgs-black-informal-sector-evidence-1999-informal-sector-survey http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15388 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Africa South Africa |
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INFORMAL SECTOR POVERTY REDUCTION INEQUITIES IN RELIEF DISTRIBUTION SOCIAL INEQUALITY PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION JOB CREATION POLICIES RACIAL POLICY RACIAL SEGREGATION GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS EMPOWERMENT ACCESS TO CREDIT TRAINING ASSISTANCE SMALL & MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES ENTERPRISE SUPPORT MICROFINANCE QUALITY OF SERVICE FINANCIAL STRENGTH FISCAL EFFICIENCY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CONTINGENCY FINANCING BUSINESS EDUCATION BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS BUSINESS DISTRICTS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COUNTRY LEVEL CURRENCY UNIT DEMOGRAPHICS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFECTS ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURS EXCHANGE RATE EXPANSION EXTERNAL FACTORS FINANCIAL CAPITAL FIRM SIZE FIRMS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTORS INTEREST RATES JOB CREATION JOB LOSSES LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET REGULATIONS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEGISLATION LENDERS LICENSING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LONG TERM MANUFACTURING SECTOR METALS MICRO CREDIT MICROFINANCE NATIONAL AUTHORITIES NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY CONSIDERATIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL COMMITMENT POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY INCOME EARNERS PRIORITY ACTIONS PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PURCHASING POWER RACIAL GROUPS SAVINGS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STORES STREAMS SUPPLIERS TASK TEAM LEADER TAXATION UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN POOR URBAN POPULATION WAGES WILLINGNESS TO PAY |
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INFORMAL SECTOR POVERTY REDUCTION INEQUITIES IN RELIEF DISTRIBUTION SOCIAL INEQUALITY PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION JOB CREATION POLICIES RACIAL POLICY RACIAL SEGREGATION GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS EMPOWERMENT ACCESS TO CREDIT TRAINING ASSISTANCE SMALL & MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES ENTERPRISE SUPPORT MICROFINANCE QUALITY OF SERVICE FINANCIAL STRENGTH FISCAL EFFICIENCY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CONTINGENCY FINANCING BUSINESS EDUCATION BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS BUSINESS DISTRICTS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COUNTRY LEVEL CURRENCY UNIT DEMOGRAPHICS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFECTS ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURS EXCHANGE RATE EXPANSION EXTERNAL FACTORS FINANCIAL CAPITAL FIRM SIZE FIRMS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTORS INTEREST RATES JOB CREATION JOB LOSSES LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET REGULATIONS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEGISLATION LENDERS LICENSING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LONG TERM MANUFACTURING SECTOR METALS MICRO CREDIT MICROFINANCE NATIONAL AUTHORITIES NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY CONSIDERATIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL COMMITMENT POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY INCOME EARNERS PRIORITY ACTIONS PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PURCHASING POWER RACIAL GROUPS SAVINGS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STORES STREAMS SUPPLIERS TASK TEAM LEADER TAXATION UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN POOR URBAN POPULATION WAGES WILLINGNESS TO PAY World Bank South Africa - Constraints to Growth in Johannesburg's Black Informal Sector : Evidence from the 1999 Informal Sector Survey |
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The report is the third in a series of
reports that evolved from a collaboration between the local
government of the City of Johannesburg, and the World Bank
in 1999-2000 on the theme of local economic development. It
presents the main findings of the 1999 World Bank informal
sector survey, which covered a number of mostly black
informal firm owners across manufacturing, and service
sectors, based on firm owners responses, and firm level
data. The objectives of the study are to a) examine the
characteristics, and constraints facing informal firms in
Johannesburg. The government has since 1994, rested its goal
of poverty, and inequality-reduction in South Africa, on
private sector-led job creation, and, has made a political
commitment to black empowerment, allocating resources for
credit, and training, as well as other small and medium
scale enterprise (SMSE) promotion programs; and, b) explore
the policy implications of government assistance to the
informal sector, on grounds of poverty reduction, and job
creation for the poor. The merit of supporting the sector on
the basis of apartheid-created racial inequality, is also
examined. Based on international experience, micro-finance
should focus on outreach, quality of services, and measures
of financial sustainability. Issues for further research,
specific to South Africa, include fiscal feasibility of
micro credit, and training programs, incorporating the
element of firm growth, and prospects for graduation to
formal SMSE, with credit availability being contingent on
successful completion of small business training. |
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South Africa - Constraints to Growth in Johannesburg's Black Informal Sector : Evidence from the 1999 Informal Sector Survey |
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South Africa - Constraints to Growth in Johannesburg's Black Informal Sector : Evidence from the 1999 Informal Sector Survey |
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South Africa - Constraints to Growth in Johannesburg's Black Informal Sector : Evidence from the 1999 Informal Sector Survey |
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South Africa - Constraints to Growth in Johannesburg's Black Informal Sector : Evidence from the 1999 Informal Sector Survey |
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South Africa - Constraints to Growth in Johannesburg's Black Informal Sector : Evidence from the 1999 Informal Sector Survey |
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south africa - constraints to growth in johannesburg's black informal sector : evidence from the 1999 informal sector survey |
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Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1968407/south-africa-constraints-growth-johannesburgs-black-informal-sector-evidence-1999-informal-sector-survey http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15388 |
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