Zimbabwe's Cross-Border Women Traders: Multiple Identities and Responses to New Challenges

Muzvidziwa, Victor N.

doi:10.1080/02589000124044

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“…Although the traders are from the interior part of West Kalimantan, they are confident and highly motivated to carry out their business activities. The same situation happened in the study carried out by Muzvidziwa (2001). There were only four local Serikin traders and one trader from Tebedu, Sarawak.…”

Section: Profile Of Cross-border Tradersmentioning

confidence: 74%

“…The same situation occurs in the research carried out among informal cross-border traders between South Africa and the neighboring countries (Peberdy, 2000) and Eastern external European Union borders (Bruns, Miggelbrink & Muller, 2011) whereby respondents are also primarily driven by the income-earning opportunities available. The involvement of informal cross-border trade between Mozambique and its neighbours is also to gain extra income whilst informal cross-border traders in Zimbabwe are mainly driven by friendship (Muzvidziwa, 2001). The highest unemployment rate in the home countries (Niger, 2009) also encourages Indonesian traders to be engaged in business activities, so that they can help to sustain their family needs.…”

Section: Determinants Of Trade Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Locals trust the Indonesian traders to carry out their businesses. Previous research carried out at several places such as Zimbabwe-South Africa (Muzvidziwa, 2001), Uganda-Rwanda (Alusala, 2010), India-Nepal (Taneja & Pohit, 2002), and Romania-Ukraine (Cassidy, 2011) borders showed that cross-border traders are encouraged to carry out business activities due to safe locations and low business costs. These traders also have family relationships with the local communities.…”

Section: Determinants Of Trade Participationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In fact, this activity brings them out of the vicious cycle of poverty (Damon & Jeuring, 2009;Muzvidziwa, 2001;United Nations, 2010) and improves the families' socioeconomic status and becomes the main source of income to the family (Damon & Jeuring, 2009;United Nations, 2010). Cross-border business activities in South Africa and Zimbabwe not only enabled them to have a comfortable place to stay (Damon & Jeuring, 2009;Muzvidziwa, 2001) but it also enhanced the level of education and health for themselves and the family (Damon & Jeuring, 2009). According to Titeca (2009), cross-border informal trade can be one of the mechanism to develop the economy of the local community.…”

Section: Informal Cross-border Tradementioning

confidence: 99%

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Informal Cross-Border Trade Sarawak (Malaysia)-Kalimantan (Indonesia): A Catalyst for Border Community’s Development

Awang¹,

Sulehan²,

Bakar³

et al. 2013

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Cross-border entrepreneurship activity plays an important role in the community economic development programs. The emergence of business groups and trade activities will generate employment, create wealth, contribute to tax revenue and stimulate the construction of infrastructures such as transportation. Indirectly, this will improve the standard of living in the border communities. The cross-border trade activities between Sarawak (Malaysia)-Kalimantan (Indonesia) continued to grow significantly. Although there is no formal cross-border route and Checkpoint of Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) exists, Serikin as a small border town has developed as a Weekend Market focuses on informal trade. Indonesian traders and Malaysian consumers gathered on weekends to carry out transactions and this triggers local development. This article discusses the cross-border informal trade activities by focusing on the business participation factors and reasons for location selection, especially among Indonesian traders and spillover effects on the local communities.

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Section: Profile Of Cross-border Tradersmentioning

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Section: Informal Cross-border Tradementioning

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Informal Cross-Border Trade Sarawak (Malaysia)-Kalimantan (Indonesia): A Catalyst for Border Community’s Development

Awang¹,

Sulehan²,

Bakar³

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“…The Pass is obtained from the Indonesian government which facilitates easier mobility into the Sarawak border. Previous research shows that cross-border traders are encouraged by a safe location and low business, for example, in Zimbabwe (Muzvidziwa, 2001) and India (Taneja and Pohit, 2002). To the Indonesian traders in particular, the lucrative income obtained from trading activities at this border bazaar, with an average net profit of RM800 (USD250) per month, offers incentives for them and regard Serikin as their prospective source of income.…”

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Development at the Margins: Livelihood and Sustainability of Communities at Malaysia - Indonesia Borders

Sulehan¹,

Noor²,

Awang³

et al. 2014

Sip

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Small communities living on the margin of development generally face a myriad of issues and challenges. Paradoxically, although livelihood is a major concern for these communities, their integration into the mainstream of development seems a remote and endless problem. This article, therefore, has three objectives. Firstly, it discusses the socio-economic dynamics of the Sarawak-Kalimantan border communities whose villages are obscured from the mainstream of development. Lately, villages and small townships along this border had caught the attention of the media, ** Corresponding author Sociologija i prostor, 51 (2013) 197 (3): 547-562 548S o c i o l o g i j a i p r o s t o r politicians, planners and researchers. This was the consequent result of media highlights on Malaysia-Indonesia border disputes and cultural issues, which were further expanded to encompass matters relating to national security and economic interests of both countries. However, the socio-economic plights of these border communities were seldom articulated. Secondly, based on case studies conducted between 2009 and 2010, this paper focuses on issues of livelihood and sustainability of these border communities, particularly the Bidayuh ethnic living in Serikin (Sarawak) and JagoiBabang (West Kalimantan). The studies especially focused on the participation of these villagers in the socio-economic spheres within the border areas, and also assessed to what extent the livelihoods of these villagers were influenced and affected by such dynamics. Lastly, by exploring the possible theoretical explanation of the unique social phenomenon taking place at the margin of development in Malaysia, this article examines the embedded cultural and social affiliations which help sustain the tradition of economic exchange between communities on both sides of the borders.

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African Women and Globalization

Darkwah¹

2021

The Palgrave Handbook of African Women's Studies

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Zimbabwe's Cross-Border Women Traders: Multiple Identities and Responses to New Challenges

Cited by 37 publications

References 7 publications

Informal Cross-Border Trade Sarawak (Malaysia)-Kalimantan (Indonesia): A Catalyst for Border Community’s Development

Informal Cross-Border Trade Sarawak (Malaysia)-Kalimantan (Indonesia): A Catalyst for Border Community’s Development

Development at the Margins: Livelihood and Sustainability of Communities at Malaysia - Indonesia Borders

African Women and Globalization

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