Identity economics : social networks & the informal economy in Nigeria /

"Why have informal enterprise networks failed to promote economic development in Africa? Although social networks were thought to offer a solution to state incapacity and market failure, the proliferation of socially embedded enterprise networks across Africa has generated disorder and economic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Meagher, Kate (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge [England] ; Rochester, NY : James Currey, 2010.
Colección:African issues.
Temas:
Informal sector (Economics) > Africa.
Social networks > Economic aspects > Africa.
Economic development > Africa.
Informal sector (Economics) > Nigeria > Case studies.
Social networks > Economic aspects > Nigeria > Case studies.
Economic development > Nigeria > Case studies.
Secteur informel (Économie politique) > Afrique.
Réseaux sociaux > Aspect économique > Afrique.
Développement économique > Afrique.
Secteur informel (Économie politique) > Nigeria > Études de cas.
Réseaux sociaux > Aspect économique > Nigeria > Études de cas.
Développement économique > Nigeria > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Comparative.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
Economic development
Informal sector (Economics)
Social networks > Economic aspects
Africa
Nigeria
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : social networks & economic ungovernance in Africa
  • - 2. Beyond the cultural turn : rethinking African informality
  • - 3. Oracles, secrets societies & hometown identities : an institutional history of Igbo economic networks
  • - 4. Unleashing popular entrepreneurship : informal manufacturing & economic restructuring
  • - 5. The scramble for weak ties : restructuring informal enterprise
  • - 6. Negotiating the web of associational life : popular associations & networking strategies
  • - 7. Collective efficiency or cutthroat cooperation? : Networks of accumulation & networks of survival
  • - 8. Informality, cliental networks & vigilantes : producers' associations & the state
  • - 9. Missing link or missed opportunity? : Social networks & economic development in Africa.

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