Informal production in Zimbabwe : a study of production methods and intersectoral relations with special reference to the clothing industry

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dc.contributor.authorLeiman, Anthonyen_ZA
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dc.date.issued1985en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 219-229.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis covers the constraints, both theoretical and practical, on the growth and evolution of the Zimbabwean informal sector, in particular of informal clothing and footwear production. The aim of the study was to provide a foundation for decision-making in the intersectoral allocation of resources. To this end, a survey was conducted of over one hundred and twenty formal and informal clothing producers in Bulawayo. The questionnaire was administered and completed by the author during the course of an interview, the questions requiring specific, as opposed to open-ended, answers. The production data obtained were analysed using the Kmenta formulation of the Constant Elasticity of Substitution (C.E.S.) production function, with a view to obtaining the production parameters. The data from formal and informal sector interviewees were analysed separately and in aggregate and tested for constancy of variance, significance of parameters and explanatory power. Whilst a number of conclusions are drawn in the course of the thesis, the central finding is that allocation of scarce resources to the informal sector should be based on the standard procedures used by venture capital seeking an outlet in a normal market economy, and in particular on the ability of the entrepreneur, since this appears to be an increasingly crucial variable as firm sizes fell.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLeiman, A. (1985). <i>Informal production in Zimbabwe : a study of production methods and intersectoral relations with special reference to the clothing industry</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17009en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLeiman, Anthony. <i>"Informal production in Zimbabwe : a study of production methods and intersectoral relations with special reference to the clothing industry."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17009en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLeiman, A. 1985. Informal production in Zimbabwe : a study of production methods and intersectoral relations with special reference to the clothing industry. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Leiman, Anthony AB - This thesis covers the constraints, both theoretical and practical, on the growth and evolution of the Zimbabwean informal sector, in particular of informal clothing and footwear production. The aim of the study was to provide a foundation for decision-making in the intersectoral allocation of resources. To this end, a survey was conducted of over one hundred and twenty formal and informal clothing producers in Bulawayo. The questionnaire was administered and completed by the author during the course of an interview, the questions requiring specific, as opposed to open-ended, answers. The production data obtained were analysed using the Kmenta formulation of the Constant Elasticity of Substitution (C.E.S.) production function, with a view to obtaining the production parameters. The data from formal and informal sector interviewees were analysed separately and in aggregate and tested for constancy of variance, significance of parameters and explanatory power. Whilst a number of conclusions are drawn in the course of the thesis, the central finding is that allocation of scarce resources to the informal sector should be based on the standard procedures used by venture capital seeking an outlet in a normal market economy, and in particular on the ability of the entrepreneur, since this appears to be an increasingly crucial variable as firm sizes fell. DA - 1985 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1985 T1 - Informal production in Zimbabwe : a study of production methods and intersectoral relations with special reference to the clothing industry TI - Informal production in Zimbabwe : a study of production methods and intersectoral relations with special reference to the clothing industry UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17009 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17009
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLeiman A. Informal production in Zimbabwe : a study of production methods and intersectoral relations with special reference to the clothing industry. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 1985 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17009en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomicsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSelf-employeden_ZA
dc.subject.otherClothing tradeen_ZA
dc.subject.otherZimbabween_ZA
dc.titleInformal production in Zimbabwe : a study of production methods and intersectoral relations with special reference to the clothing industryen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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