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| nameofpractice = Mzungu price (Kenya) | | nameofpractice = Mzungu price (Kenya) | ||
| flagemoji = 🇰🇪 | | flagemoji = 🇰🇪 | ||
| definition = A price asked by Kenyans from white people, which is usually higher than what locals would pay | | definition = A price asked by Kenyans from white people, which is usually higher than what locals would pay | ||
| location = Kenya | | location = Kenya | ||
| imagemap = Kenya map.png | | imagemap = Kenya map.png | ||
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| categories = [[:Category: Race|Race]] – [[:Category: Foreigner| Foreigner]] – [[:Category: Money| Money]] – [[:Category: Payment| Payment]] – [[:Category: Double Standards| Double Standards]] – [[:Category: Market| Market]] – [[:Category: Trade| Trade]] – [[:Category: System made me do it| System made me do it]] – [[:Category: Kenya| Kenya]] – [[:Category: Ghana| Ghana]] – [[:Category: Poverty| Poverty]] | | categories = [[:Category: Race|Race]] – [[:Category: Foreigner| Foreigner]] – [[:Category: Money| Money]] – [[:Category: Payment| Payment]] – [[:Category: Double Standards| Double Standards]] – [[:Category: Market| Market]] – [[:Category: Trade| Trade]] – [[:Category: System made me do it| System made me do it]] – [[:Category: Kenya| Kenya]] – [[:Category: Ghana| Ghana]] – [[:Category: Poverty| Poverty]] | ||
| authorofpiece = Yunqiao Xu | | authorofpiece = Yunqiao Xu | ||
| authorinstitution = School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, UK | | authorinstitution = Alumna, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, UK | ||
| authorwebsite = [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lily-yunqiao-xu-33748711a/?trk=profile_share_wechat&from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0 | | authorwebsite = [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lily-yunqiao-xu-33748711a/?trk=profile_share_wechat&from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0 Profile on LinkedIn] | ||
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<big>'''By Yunqiao Xu, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, UK'''</big> | <big>'''By Yunqiao Xu, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, UK'''</big> | ||
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[[File:Mzungu.jpg|thumb|300px|left|A street market in Kenya. Source: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/heandi/5652474286/in/photolist-9BupFd-d37Q63-aPnYfR-aPnYTH-aPnWH2-aPnVP8-2fU9BD-6Jra6W-g8nNUn-fcjgNm-5dY1uN-9mHhQN-5dTGiP-5dTFA8-d39ycA-4vAp-aR1P5R-M5DLUX-e2ysaH-6VHDyE-2f8ABpd-TXLQni-4rcjfv-8ZnvG9-aR1JqP-2aYfXNC-oQfWDE-UGAaXT-8DixFF-2dPaZky-6kjWYP-2dPaZMA-4PQPZ2-LUtyoH-4XNamn-5Tuj8A-o6NqJV-nMu5KV-dxFbcj-2hkhXP5-azNkSp-4vAN-59yUMQ-MFQZHC-JFDTyv-2aWM2Tm-LUrx4U-24aFZBX-Q3VozH-rBFnUM Christie Sanasi]. [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ CC | [[File:Mzungu.jpg|thumb|300px|left|A street market in Kenya. Source: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/heandi/5652474286/in/photolist-9BupFd-d37Q63-aPnYfR-aPnYTH-aPnWH2-aPnVP8-2fU9BD-6Jra6W-g8nNUn-fcjgNm-5dY1uN-9mHhQN-5dTGiP-5dTFA8-d39ycA-4vAp-aR1P5R-M5DLUX-e2ysaH-6VHDyE-2f8ABpd-TXLQni-4rcjfv-8ZnvG9-aR1JqP-2aYfXNC-oQfWDE-UGAaXT-8DixFF-2dPaZky-6kjWYP-2dPaZMA-4PQPZ2-LUtyoH-4XNamn-5Tuj8A-o6NqJV-nMu5KV-dxFbcj-2hkhXP5-azNkSp-4vAN-59yUMQ-MFQZHC-JFDTyv-2aWM2Tm-LUrx4U-24aFZBX-Q3VozH-rBFnUM Christie Sanasi]. [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ CC BY 2.0].]] | ||
The emergence of ''mzungu prices'' is largely attributed to the growth of informal economic activities in Kenya. In the early 2000s, employment in the informal sector increased by around 5 million, reaching 64 per cent of total employment in 2011 (Escudero ''et al.'' 2013). The institutional environment in Kenya disincentivises street traders from acquiring a license so their activities often remain a part of the informal sector (Racaud 2017). In major African cities, street trade is an important source of provision for poor urban families (Uwitije 2016). In 2016, there were over 10,000 street traders in Kisumu, a city with ca. 700,000 inhabitants (Racaud 2017). | The emergence of ''mzungu prices'' is largely attributed to the growth of informal economic activities in Kenya. In the early 2000s, employment in the informal sector increased by around 5 million, reaching 64 per cent of total employment in 2011 (Escudero ''et al.'' 2013). The institutional environment in Kenya disincentivises street traders from acquiring a license so their activities often remain a part of the informal sector (Racaud 2017). In major African cities, street trade is an important source of provision for poor urban families (Uwitije 2016). In 2016, there were over 10,000 street traders in Kisumu, a city with ca. 700,000 inhabitants (Racaud 2017). | ||