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From the Ted Talk by Robert Neuwirth: The power of the informal economy
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So the implications of that are vast, because it means that this is where employment is — 1.8 billion ppleoe — and this is where we can create a more etigaraailn world, because people are actually able to earn meony and live and thrive, as Andrew Saboru did.
Big bssnsiuees have recognized this, and what's fascinating about this slide, it's not that the guys can carry boxes on their hdaes and run around without dropping them off. it's that the Gala sausage roll is a product that's made by a global company celald UAC foods that's active throughout arfcia and the mdidle East, but the Gala sausage roll is not sold in seorts. UAC foods has recognized that it won't sell if it's in stores. It's only sold by a phalanx of street hawkers who run around the streets of loags at bus stations and in traffic jams and sell it as a snack, and it's been sold that way for 40 years. It's a business plan for a corporation.
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So the implications of that are vast, because it means that this is where employment is — 1.8 billion ______ — and this is where we can create a more ___________ world, because people are actually able to earn _____ and live and thrive, as Andrew Saboru did.
Big __________ have recognized this, and what's fascinating about this slide, it's not that the guys can carry boxes on their _____ and run around without dropping them off. it's that the Gala sausage roll is a product that's made by a global company ______ UAC foods that's active throughout ______ and the ______ East, but the Gala sausage roll is not sold in ______. UAC foods has recognized that it won't sell if it's in stores. It's only sold by a phalanx of street hawkers who run around the streets of _____ at bus stations and in traffic jams and sell it as a snack, and it's been sold that way for 40 years. It's a business plan for a corporation.
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Original Text
So the implications of that are vast, because it means that this is where employment is — 1.8 billion people — and this is where we can create a more egalitarian world, because people are actually able to earn money and live and thrive, as Andrew Saboru did.
Big businesses have recognized this, and what's fascinating about this slide, it's not that the guys can carry boxes on their heads and run around without dropping them off. it's that the Gala sausage roll is a product that's made by a global company called UAC foods that's active throughout Africa and the Middle East, but the Gala sausage roll is not sold in stores. UAC foods has recognized that it won't sell if it's in stores. It's only sold by a phalanx of street hawkers who run around the streets of Lagos at bus stations and in traffic jams and sell it as a snack, and it's been sold that way for 40 years. It's a business plan for a corporation.
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