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15. Entrepreneurship in Extreme Environments: Businesses in the Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya

Author : Marlen de la Chaux

Published in: Refugee Entrepreneurship

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Refugee camps are designed to ensure humanitarian assistance and protection. As such, they are often governed by rules that prevent refugees from participating in the economic life of their host country. This chapter studies the Dadaab camp in Kenya, one of the largest refugee camps in the world, where refugees are neither allowed to leave the camp nor to run or own businesses. Nonetheless, a substantial informal economy has emerged. This chapter traces the story of Ahmed from Somalia, who runs an electronics repair shop in the camp, to showcase how individuals build businesses in unlikely places.

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Title: Entrepreneurship in Extreme Environments: Businesses in the Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya
Author: Marlen de la Chaux
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Refugee Entrepreneurship
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-92533-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-92534-9

Copyright Year: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92534-9_15