Author
Rory Liedeman

- Institution
- Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation
- Position
- Senior researcher
Rory Liedeman is a senior researcher at the Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation. He holds a B.Soc.Sc(Hons) in Social Anthropology from UCT and a MA (cum laude) in Political Science from the University of the Western Cape. Rory’s key research interests lies in the South African informal economy, in particular, the small grocery retail sector and spaza shops.
Articles by Rory Liedeman
- Factors contributing to the demise of informal enterprises: evidence from a Cape townshipLabour & employment
- Why are foreign-run spaza shops more successful? The rapidly changing spaza sector in South AfricaIndustry, trade & competition