Croissance démographique et prolifération de l’économie informelle dans les villes des pays en développement : cas de la zone Kamenge en mairie de Bujumbura
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2024-08
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UB, FLSH
Abstract
Following independence, developing countries experienced unpredicted urban expansion. With high rate population growth, rural exodus was observed at an accelerated pace. Due to the inability of the industrial sector to hire all the newcomers seeking employment, most of these migrants found themselves in another form of economy the one that experts called "informal economy." The objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between population growth and the proliferation of the informal economy, as well as its consequences. For this purpose,
we used the qualitative method, using an interview guide that helped to conduct among 50 actors in the informal economy. The results show that accelerated population growth and insufficient formal employment in the urban area of Kamenge are at the basis of the proliferation of the informal economy. This lack of formal jobs is expressed either through the seeking for additional income or new income, or through the creation of new source of income, never available before. This new source of income creation makes a kind of resourcefulness that has multiple consequences from a socioeconomic point of view such as the mediocrity of the quality of their work, health risks as well as the absence of the insurance system in the informal settlement. Therefore, controlling population growth and supporting informal actors
can have positive effects on the quality of life of the population.
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Mémoire présenté et défendu publiquement en vue de l’obtention du diplôme de Master en Sociétés, Pouvoirs, Territoires et Développement Durable. Spécialité : Population et Développement