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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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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-27T20:14:03Z
dc.date.available2013-08-27T20:14:03Z
dc.date.issued2002-06
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1968407/south-africa-constraints-growth-johannesburgs-black-informal-sector-evidence-1999-informal-sector-survey
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/15388
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15388
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectINEQUITIES IN RELIEF DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectJOB CREATION POLICIES
dc.subjectRACIAL POLICY
dc.subjectRACIAL SEGREGATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectTRAINING ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSMALL & MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SUPPORT
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL STRENGTH
dc.subjectFISCAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCONTINGENCY FINANCING
dc.subjectBUSINESS EDUCATION BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS
dc.subjectBUSINESS DISTRICTS
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCOUNTRY LEVEL
dc.subjectCURRENCY UNIT
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFECTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPANSION
dc.subjectEXTERNAL FACTORS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTORS
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB LOSSES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLENDERS
dc.subjectLICENSING
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectLONG TERM
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING SECTOR
dc.subjectMETALS
dc.subjectMICRO CREDIT
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectNATIONAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subjectPOLICY CONSIDERATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL COMMITMENT
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVEL
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIMARY INCOME EARNERS
dc.subjectPRIORITY ACTIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE ASSETS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectRACIAL GROUPS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSTORES
dc.subjectSTREAMS
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.subjectTASK TEAM LEADER
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN POOR
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWILLINGNESS TO PAY
dc.titleSouth Africa - Constraints to Growth in Johannesburg's Black Informal Sector : Evidence from the 1999 Informal Sector Surveyen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2010-06-12
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:39:12.690423Z
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/06/1968407/south-africa-constraints-growth-johannesburgs-black-informal-sector-evidence-1999-informal-sector-survey
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.guid106891468308630441
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_02080804013445
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1968407
okr.identifier.report24449
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2002/08/23/000094946_02080804013445/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countrySouth Africa
okr.sectorFinance :: Micro- and SME finance
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.topicInfrastructure Economics and Finance::Private Participation in Infrastructure
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Assessment
okr.topicSmall Scale Enterprise
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
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