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African Immigrant Traders in Inner City Johannesburg; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 The Framing of African Immigrantsas the Problematic Aliens; Introduction; Interrogating the of African Immigrants; Organisation of the Book; Conclusion; References; 2 Migration Context and Contestations; Introduction; The Contestation; Theorising African Immigrantsas the Threatening Other; Deconstruction; African Immigrant Traders and Humanistic Geography; Johannesburg Inner City; Conclusion; References.
3 Global Contexts, African Immigrants, Traders and the Johannesburg Inner City MilieuIntroduction; Global Contexts; South African Immigrations and the Case of African Immigrants; African Immigrant Traders; Urban Informality and African Immigrant Traders; Employment Creation, Revenue Generation and Support for the Formal Economy; Transnational Character of African Immigrant Traders and the Provision of Choice for Consumers; Revitalising the Decaying Johannesburg Inner City Economy; Contribution to the Achievement of South African Development Goals; Destructive and Productive Immigrant Traders.
ConclusionReferences; 4 Historical Perspectives on Migration and the Xenophobia Discourse; Introduction; Immigration Trends: 1910-1948; Immigration Trends: 1948-1994; Immigration Trajectories After 1994; Post-1994 Immigrant Influx and Discourse; Conclusion; References; 5 African Immigrant Traders in Johannesburg Inner City; Introduction; Reasons for Migration to South Africa; Experiences of Discrimination, Hostility and Xenophobia; Xenophobia; Discrimination in the Job Market and the Decision to Trade; African Immigrant Traders in the Johannesburg Inner City; Registration Status.
Spatial Spread and OrganisationNature and Types of African Immigrant and South African Traders' Businesses; Differences and Similarities Between African Immigrant and South African Traders; Differences Within African Immigrant Traders; Differences Within South African Traders; Link Between African Immigrant and South African Traders and SMME Economy; Link Between African Immigrant Traders and the Formal Economy; Possibilities for Development; Conclusion; References; 6 African Immigrant Traders' Contribution to Johannesburg Inner City; Introduction; Employment Creation and Taking Away Jobs.
Contribution to the Achievement of South Africa's Development GoalsRevenue Generation and Support for theFormal Economy; Provision of Choice for Consumers; Revitalising the Johannesburg Inner City; Transnational Character of AfricanImmigrant Traders; Unproductive and Destructive Traders; Spread of Disease; Taking Over the Johannesburg InnerCity: Burden on Infrastructure; Conclusion; References; 7 Reinterpreting the Hierarchy and Finding New Perspectives; Introduction; Tracing What is not Said; Finding New Perspectives: Are African Immigrant Traders the Threatening Other?
3 Global Contexts, African Immigrants, Traders and the Johannesburg Inner City MilieuIntroduction; Global Contexts; South African Immigrations and the Case of African Immigrants; African Immigrant Traders; Urban Informality and African Immigrant Traders; Employment Creation, Revenue Generation and Support for the Formal Economy; Transnational Character of African Immigrant Traders and the Provision of Choice for Consumers; Revitalising the Decaying Johannesburg Inner City Economy; Contribution to the Achievement of South African Development Goals; Destructive and Productive Immigrant Traders.
ConclusionReferences; 4 Historical Perspectives on Migration and the Xenophobia Discourse; Introduction; Immigration Trends: 1910-1948; Immigration Trends: 1948-1994; Immigration Trajectories After 1994; Post-1994 Immigrant Influx and Discourse; Conclusion; References; 5 African Immigrant Traders in Johannesburg Inner City; Introduction; Reasons for Migration to South Africa; Experiences of Discrimination, Hostility and Xenophobia; Xenophobia; Discrimination in the Job Market and the Decision to Trade; African Immigrant Traders in the Johannesburg Inner City; Registration Status.
Spatial Spread and OrganisationNature and Types of African Immigrant and South African Traders' Businesses; Differences and Similarities Between African Immigrant and South African Traders; Differences Within African Immigrant Traders; Differences Within South African Traders; Link Between African Immigrant and South African Traders and SMME Economy; Link Between African Immigrant Traders and the Formal Economy; Possibilities for Development; Conclusion; References; 6 African Immigrant Traders' Contribution to Johannesburg Inner City; Introduction; Employment Creation and Taking Away Jobs.
Contribution to the Achievement of South Africa's Development GoalsRevenue Generation and Support for theFormal Economy; Provision of Choice for Consumers; Revitalising the Johannesburg Inner City; Transnational Character of AfricanImmigrant Traders; Unproductive and Destructive Traders; Spread of Disease; Taking Over the Johannesburg InnerCity: Burden on Infrastructure; Conclusion; References; 7 Reinterpreting the Hierarchy and Finding New Perspectives; Introduction; Tracing What is not Said; Finding New Perspectives: Are African Immigrant Traders the Threatening Other?