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  title info:
    title: Entrepreneurship and Kenya's informal economy
    sub title: the role of Jua Kali in fostering sustainable growth
  name:
    name part: Kivuva, Reuben Mulwa
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Sooryamoorthy, R.
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: sz
    date issued: 2026
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (xx, 263 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
  abstract: This book offers a pioneering analysis of Jua Kali (a Kiswahili term meaning "under the hot sun," referring to Kenya's informal sector) artisans in Kenya, elucidating their vital role in the informal economy through the lens of social networks and entrepreneurial performance. By employing a sequential exploratory mixed-methods approach, it explores artisans' lived experiences and examines how social network attributes shape the success of Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs). The book traces the evolution of Jua Kali from the 1970s to the present, situating these enterprises within Kenya's socioeconomic landscape. Readers will discover how artisans utilise networks to overcome constraints such as limited capital, restricted market access, and regulatory hurdles. The chapters delve into the dynamics of network size, diversity, strength, and structure, revealing their impact on entrepreneurial success. The authors provide a comprehensive framework that links network attributes to the performance of SMMEs, offering insights into trust, collaboration, and market opportunities. This work advances debates in entrepreneurship and development studies, presenting actionable strategies for fostering sustainable growth in Kenya's informal sector. Academics, policymakers, and development practitioners will find this book invaluable. It is essential reading for those interested in entrepreneurship, microenterprises, and social networks, offering a unique perspective on grassroots innovation and economic independence in developing economies. Reuben Mulwa Kivuva serves as an adjunct lecturer at the Catholic University of East Africa and Kiriri Women's University of Science and Technology, teaching courses such as Gender, Development, Social Change, and Rural and Urban Sociology. He has authored several publications, including articles on child protection in informal settlements. R. Sooryamoorthy is Professor of Sociology and a fellow at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in S…
  table of contents: Chapter 1: Kenya's Informal Economy -- Chapter 2: Entrepreneurship in Microenterprises -- Chapter 3: Sustainable Microenterprises and Networks -- Chapter 4: Entrepreneurship and Network Dimensions -- Chapter 5: Researching Microenterprises -- Chapter 6: Jua Kali Entrepreneurs and their Networks' empirical Insights -- Chapter 7: Jua Kali Entrepreneurship and Performance evidence from the Field -- Chapter 8: Microenterprises-Networks Relationship.
  note: Reuben Mulwa Kivuva, R. Sooryamoorthy.
  subject:
    geographic code: f-ke---
  subject:
    topic: Entrepreneurship
    geographic: Kenya
  subject:
    topic: Informal sector (Economics)
    geographic: Kenya
  subject:
    topic: Sustainable development
    geographic: Kenya
  subject:
    topic: Entrepreneuriat
    geographic: Kenya
  subject:
    topic: Développement durable
    geographic: Kenya
  subject:
    topic: Entrepreneurship
  subject:
    topic: Informal sector (Economics)
  subject:
    topic: Sustainable development
  subject:
    geographic: Kenya
  classification: HB615 .K58 2026
  classification: 330.96762
  classification: 330
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Palgrave studies in entrepreneurship and society
  identifier: 9783032137326 (electronic bk.)
  identifier: 3032137322
  identifier: 9783032137319
  location:
    physical location: POD
  record info:
    record content source: UKMGB
    record creation date: 251205
    record change date: 20260330150319.5
    record identifier: in00005777204
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng