Laurence Piper - Concepedia

Author

Laurence Piper

University of the Western Cape ORCID

Also Known As

L. Piper, Laurence E. Piper, Laurence Piper, Piper, Laurence, Piper, Laurence Edward

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Publications

996

Citations

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All Affiliations

University of the Western Cape Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation University of KwaZulu-Natal University of Toronto

About

Laurence Piper is an author at University of the Western Cape specializing in social sciences, african development, and political science.

Top Concepts

#	Concept	H-Index	Publications	Citations
1	Business	5	5	231
2	Arts	2	2	40
3	Education	2	2	58
4	Law	2	2	41
5	Management	2	2	115

Laurence Piper

Publications

736

Citations

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	Year	Citations
Xenophobia, Criminality and Violent Entrepreneurship: Violence against Somali Shopkeepers in Delft South, Cape Town, South Africa Andrew Charman, Laurence Piper South African Review of Sociology	2012	104
From local survivalism to foreign entrepreneurship: the transformation of the spaza sector in Delft, Cape Town Andrew Charman, Leif Petersen, Laurence Piper Transformation Development EconomicsEconomic DevelopmentSomali Business ModelInternational EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship	2012	80
Small Area Census Approach to Measure the Township Informal Economy in South Africa Andrew Charman, Leif Petersen, Laurence Piper, Journal of Mixed Methods Research Rural EconomyRural DevelopmentEconomic DevelopmentDevelopment EconomicsGrocery Retailing	2015	67
Too Dependent to Participate: Ward Committees and Local Democratisation in South Africa Laurence Piper, Roger Deacon Local Government Studies African Public PolicyWard Committee SystemPublic ParticipationParticipatory Decision-makingCitizen Participation	2009	49
Community development and engagement with local governance in South Africa Imraan Buccus, David Hemson, Janine Hicks, Community Development Journal South African HistoryAfrican Public PolicyEducationAfrican DiasporaPublic Participation	2008	43
Party politics, elite accountability and public participation: Ward committee politics in the Msunduzi Municipality Laurence Piper, Roger Deacon Transformation Political ProcessPublic ParticipationPolitical BehaviorWard Committee PoliticsCitizen Participation	2008	40
Why are foreign-run spaza shops more successful? The rapidly changing spaza sector in South Africa Rory Liedeman, Andrew Charman, Laurence Piper, International ManagementForeign Shop KeepersContrasting Business ModelsInternational Business StrategySouth Africans	2013	35
Assessing 'participatory governance' in local government: a case-study of two South African cities Kelvin Barichievy, Laurence Piper, Ben Parker Local GovernanceDemocracyPublic PolicySouth African CitiesCommunity Development	2005	30
Party over outsiders, centre over branch: how ANC dominance works at the community level in South Africa Laurence Piper, Fiona Anciano Transformation South African HistoryAfrican Public PolicyAfrican Political ThoughtPolitical ProcessSocial Sciences	2015	27
Enforced informalisation: The case of liquor retailers in South Africa Andrew Charman, Leif Petersen, Laurence Piper Development Southern Africa African LawEconomic DevelopmentSouth African HistoryLawSocial Sciences	2013	27

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