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Journal article 2013

Enforced informalisation: the case of liquor retailers in South Africa

Andrew Charman, Leif Petersen and Laurence Piper, Development Southern Africa 30(4–5)

Shows how liquor law and policing push shebeens deeper into informality instead of licensing or closing them.

Charman, A., Petersen, L., & Piper, L. (2013). Enforced informalisation: The case of liquor retailers in South Africa. Development Southern Africa, 30(4–5), 580–595. https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2013.817306