Meagher Identity Economics

Social Networks and the Informal Economy in Nigeria
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84615-790-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 25, 224 Seiten

Reihe: African Issues

This book is essential reading for those interested in the role of the informal economy in contemporary processes of growth and economic governance in Africa.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Meagher, Kate

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Social networks & economic ungovernance in Africa
Beyond the cultural turn: Rethinking African informality
Oracles, secret societies & hometown identities: An institutional history of Igbo economic networks
Unleashing popular entrepreneurship: Informal manufacturing & economic restructuring
The scramble for weak ties: Restructuring informal enterprise networks
Negotiating the web of associational life: Popular associations & networking strategies
Collective efficiency or cutthroat cooperation?: Networks of accumulation & networks of survival
Informality, cliental networks & vigilantes: Producers' associations & the state
Missing link or missed opportunity?: Social networks & economic development in Africa

Über Autor(innen)

Meagher Kate:
KATE MEAGHER is Associate Professor in Development Studies, London School of Economics. Her books include Identity Economics: Social Networks and the Informal Economy in Nigeria (2010), and, co-edited with Abdul Raufu Mustapha, Overcoming Boko Haram: Faith, Society & Islamic Radicalization in Northern Nigeria (2020).