Вклад неформальной экономики в муниципалитете района Табо Мофуцанян

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.

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