- Title
- The Influence of Clientelism on the Informal Sector in Zimbabwe : a Case Study of Glen View 8 Complex, Harare
- Creator
- Tandire, Justin
- ThesisAdvisor
- Roodt, Monty
- Subject
- Patron and client -- Zimbabwe -- Harare
- Subject
- Informal sector (Economics) -- Zimbabwe -- Harare
- Subject
- Informal sector (Economics) -- Political aspects -- Zimbabwe -- Harare
- Subject
- Patronage, Political -- Zimbabwe -- Harare
- Subject
- ZANU-PF (Organization : Zimbabwe)
- Subject
- Zimbabwe -- Social conditions
- Subject
- Glen View Complex 8 (Zimbabwe)
- Date
- 2021-04
- Type
- thesis
- Type
- text
- Type
- Doctoral
- Type
- PhD
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/177986
- Identifier
- vital:42896
- Identifier
- 10.21504/10962/177986
- Description
- This study focuses on the influence of clientelism in the informal sector of Zimbabwe in Glen View 8 (Complex). The study used the case of Glen view 8 (complex) in Harare Province. The study focused on political dynamics in the informal sector; livelihood strategies employed by informal sector operators; manifestation of “Big Men”, social networks in the informal sector; and different strategies employed by operators to overcome the problems of political manipulation, clientelism and patronage. It employs a qualitative research methodology to enable a nuanced comprehension of the clientelistic relationships that take place in the informal sector of Zimbabwe. Through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, narratives and in-depth interviews with key informants, the study explored the clientelistic nature of the informal sector. The major findings of the study are that the informal sector in Zimbabwe is influenced by political patronage. It was established that patronage influences the informal sector in Zimbabwe in general and at Glen View Complex 8 in particular. Some of the operators revealed that patronage negatively affects their business as they are sometimes forced to attend political party meetings either at the complex or at ZANU-PF star rallies in town. The operators experience a plethora of problems such as lack of security, poor sanitation, stiff competition, poor infrastructure, lack of insurance and fire outbreaks. It has been revealed that most of the problems experienced at the complex are a result of the politicisation of the informal sector particularly by the ZANU-PF party. Operators at the complex have described the politicisation of the informal sector as a major drawback to their efforts of realising maximum benefits from their work. Therefore, the thrust of this thesis is premised on the de-politicisation of the informal sector as the starting point in the transformation of the activities of the operators.
- Description
- Thesis (PhD) -- Faculty of Humanities, Sociology, 2021
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (238 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- Rhodes University, Faculty of Humanities, Sociology
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Tandire, Justin
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
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