WATCH: The myth of a ‘large and uncounted’ informal economy

Business Day TV speaks with Julia Hampton from Oxford’s department of international development

Informal traders outside Park Central Shopping Centre in the Joburg CBD. Picture: DENISE MHLANGA
Informal traders outside Park Central Shopping Centre in the Joburg CBD. Picture: DENISE MHLANGA

There’s growing debate over the true size of SA’s informal sector — sparked by concerns around the country’s job statistics. Business Day TV spoke to Julia Hampton from Oxford’s department of international development, who warns that the idea of a vast informal economy may be more myth than fact.

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