The ties that bind. Informal and formal sector linkages in steetvending: the case of Peru's ambulantes
Economic activity ; Economic sector ; Informalsector ; Itinerant trade ; Labour ; Marketing ; Peru ; Retail trade ; Societal relations ; Street
The nature of the various and diverse linkages that bind informal traders in Peru to the institutional, economic, and social contexts in which they work and live is examined. It is argued that informality in Peru must be conceptualizeed
Beplanning vir die informele sektor in Botshabelo Planning for the informalsector in Botshabelo
Black urban centres are planned by Western-orientated town planners. Growth is usually far more rapid than expected and the informalsector poorly provided for. Suggestions for future implementation are indicates. - (AJC)
Die omvang en aard van die informele sektor in Botshabelo : 'n gevallestudie The extent and nature of the informalsector in Botshabelo : a case study
An examination of the informalsector in Botshabelo, Orange Free State. A sixth of household heads derive income from the informalsector, while 30 percent are unemployed. - (AJC)
Systèmes d'information cartographique dans le domaine de la santé : l'exemple du land de Basse-Saxe (Allemagne)
Cartography ; Germany ; Health ; Information system ; Internet ; Niedersachsen ; Public sector
Allemagne ; Cartographie ; Internet ; Niedersachsen ; Santé ; Secteur public ; Système d'information
This paper addresses map-based information systems in the public health sector as an important application area in cartography. To illustrate the general overview, three examples of map-based information systems on infectious diseases from Lower
Saxony are presented. The article deals with public health sector, information systems and internet mapping. - (IfL)
Information ; Producer services ; Service ; Spatial dynamics ; Technological innovation ; Tertiarization ; Tertiary sector;Services
Dynamique spatiale ; Information ; Innovation technologique ; Secteur tertiaire ; Service ; Services aux entreprises ; Tertiarisation
This article reports on geographical studies at the multicountry comparative level, on studies of internal development patterns, on sectoral case studies, on occupational and gender issues, and on selected technological dimensions.
The AA. analyze the informal service sector in coastal beach resorts. Self-contained enclaves exclude local vendors of goods and services, but others permit them, with both positive and negative effects.―(DWG)
GIS, necessity or luxury ? The use of Geographical Information Systems by private sector companies in the Netherlands
Enquiry ; Enterprise ; Geographical information system ; Information ; Netherlands (The) ; Private sector ; Technology
Enquête ; Entreprise ; Information ; Pays-Bas ; Secteur privé ; Système d'information géographique ; Technologie
The growing interest in GIS has recently led to a diffusion of GIS in the private sector. This study presents the findings of a survey of an exploratory nature amongst private organisations in the Netherlands. The discussion examines the results
Les systèmes d'information géographique en République Argentine
Argentina ; Geographical information system ; Institution ; Private sector ; Public sector
Argentine ; Institution ; Secteur privé ; Secteur public ; Système d'information géographique
Les particularités et les exigences des systèmes d'information géographique, l'évolution des SIG dans le Monde et les institutions consacrées à cette tâche en Argentine. - (MZ)
Zum Entwicklungspotential des Kleinstgewerbes: der informelle Sektor in thailändischen Fremdenverkehrsorten.. (On the development potential of small trade: the informalsector in tourist centres of Thailand)
Critical analysis and evaluation of the informalsector concept of the International Labour Office, based on detailed research on tourism in Thailand. The case studies of informal activities (small pensions and restaurants, mobile food stalls
Community ; Housing ; Housing policy ; Informalsector ; Informal settlement ; South Africa ; Squatter settlement
Informal settlement and shacklands are examined in the context of developing countries. Processes of self-help and independence of the formal sector are examined. - (SJC)
Local politics and economic geography : information aggregation and polarization
District ; Economic geography ; Economic sector ; Election ; Electoral behaviour ; Information ; Local policy ; Polarization ; Stratification ; Trade ; United States of America
Commerce ; Comportement électoral ; District ; Election ; Etats-Unis ; Géographie économique ; Information ; Polarisation ; Politique locale ; Secteur d'activité ; Stratification
Comercio ; Comportamiento electoral ; Distrito ; Elección ; Estados Unidos ; Estratificación ; Geografía económica ; Información ; Polarización ; Política local ; Sector de actividad
in the political sector. Under free trade, people sort themselves into districts, most of which are polarized, resulting in no full information equivalence in these districts.
This article considers information aggregation in national and local elections when voters are mobile and might sort themselves into local districts. Using a standard model of private information for voters in elections in combination with a new
economic geography model, agglomeration occurs for economic reasons, whereas voter stratification occurs due to political preferences. When trade is more costly, people tend to agglomerate for economic reasons, resulting in full information equivalence