International Journal of
Sociology and Anthropology

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Sociol. Anthropol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-988X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJSA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 334

Full Length Research Paper

Street vending as the safety-net for the disadvantaged people: The case of Jimma Town

Tamirat Mengistu*
  • Tamirat Mengistu*
  • Jimma University, Ethiopia.
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Nega Jibat
  • Nega Jibat
  • Jimma University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 18 February 2015
  •  Accepted: 01 April 2015
  •  Published: 31 May 2015

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