Educational Background, Traininoand Their Influence on Female-Operated Informal Sector Enterprises
Riordan, Jacqui O' and Swai, Florence / 1997

The need for this study arose due to the increasing role that women are playing in petty trade and what is generally termed the informal sector. The role that this sector has in the alleviation of poverty is expanding as a result of widespread displacement from formal sector employment, and difficult economic conditions in recent times.