Lagos case study Flashcards
(15 cards)
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Social Opportunities of the informal market
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- more united and friendly workforce
- large group of people can help you
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Economic opportunity of the informal market
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- less tax or no tax
- work is flexible and can happen anywhere
3
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Social opportunities of formal economies
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- better healthcare
- better education
- pay comes in steadily
- work doesn’t change
4
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Economic challenges of informal economy
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- unsafe living conditions
- low pay and risk in money due to competition
- pay is unstable
5
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Social challenges of informal economy
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- prone to stealing
- untrust within the department
6
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Economic challenges of the formal economy
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- taxes
- large difference between rich and poor
7
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Social challenges of the formal economy
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- open to discrimination
8
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Case study example of informal markets
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Eko and Oyingbo markets attract 1000s of customers
9
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Eko Atlantic
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- New homes for 300,000 people
- privately funded so taxpayer money can go elsewhere
- makes space for social opportunity and quality of life
10
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Water supply and electricity
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- unreliable
- expensive and sparse
- power cuts very frequently
11
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Problems with hygiene
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- many people collect scrap for work and get sick
- poor hygiene and few communal toilets
- clean water pipes are turned 2 hrs
12
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Lagos healthcare compared to all of nigeria
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- viewed as a safe haven with lots of hospitals and much better healthcare
- higher life expectancy and more experienced doctors
- more hospitals increasing job opportunities
13
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Transport example
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- has a new transit system that runs from the north to the south by 200k ppl/day
14
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Transport opportunities
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- opens up job opportunities
- ease to travel and get money using transits
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Transport challenges
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- huge traffic jams from poor infrastructure
- road congestion makes it difficult to travel
