businessПутеводитель предпринимателяEntrepreneur’s Guide2073-98852687-136XJSC “Publishing Agency “Science and Education”10.24182/2073-9885-2025-18-3-88-98business-2133Research ArticleМИРОВАЯ ЭКОНОМИКА И ПРЕДПРИНИМАТЕЛЬСТВОWORLD ECONOMY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIPВклад неформальной экономики в муниципалитете района Табо МофуцанянContribution of the informal economy at Thabo Mofutsanyane District MunicipalityМотамахаФ. П.MothamahaF. P.

Доктор делового администрирования.

Йоханнесбург

Dr. Business Administration.

Johannesburg

futhulimothamaha@icloud.comСибандаК.SibandaK.

Кандидат экономических наук. Кафедра экономико–математического моделирования.

Москва

Cand. Sci. (Econ.) Department of economic–mathematical modeling.

Moscow

keith08.kin@gmail.comКолледж менеджмента Южной Африки (MANCOSA)Южно-Африканская РеспубликаManagement College of Southern Africa (MANCOSA)South AfricaРоссийский университет дружбы народовРоссияPeoples’ Friendship University of RussiaRussian Federation2025120720251838898Copyright © Мотамаха Ф.П., Сибанда К., 20252025Мотамаха Ф.П., Сибанда К.Mothamaha F.P., Sibanda K.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.pp-mag.ru/jour/article/view/2133

Исследование направлено на определение вклада неформальных предприятий в экономику муниципалитета округа Табо–Мофуцанян в провинции Free State, Южная Африка. В исследовании использовалась количественная методология исследования. Размер выборки исследования составил 333 респондента, выбранных с использованием таблицы выборки Конроя. Всего было распространено 333 вопросника, из которых 232 были заполнены и возвращены, что дало 70% ответов. Продемонстрирована устойчивая позитивная связь между повышением квалификации, сокращением масштабов нищеты и созданием рабочих мест. Исследование показало, что неформальное предпринимательство вносит значительный вклад в ВВП, местный экономический рост и служит источником средств к существованию, создания рабочих мест, получения дохода и выживания для неформальных предпринимателей. В настоящем документе рекомендовано обеспечить активное участие заинтересованных сторон и включение неформальной экономики.

This study aimed to delineate the contributions of informal businesses to the economy of the Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality in the Free State Province, South Africa. The study employed a quantitative research methodology. The study’s sample size comprised 333 respondents, chosen using the Conroy sampling table 1. A total of 333 questionnaires were distributed, of which 232 were completed and returned, yielding a response rate of 70%. A robust positive association has been demonstrated between skill development, poverty alleviation, and job creation. The study revealed that informal entrepreneurship significantly contributes to GDP, local economic growth, and serves as a source of livelihood, employment creation, income generation, and survival for informal entrepreneurs. Robust stakeholder involvement and the incorporation of the informal economy were recommended in this paper.

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