Identity Economics
Social Networks and the Informal Economy in Nigeria
1st Edition
Published on 18. February 2010
224 pages
978-1-84615-790-5 (ISBN)
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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.
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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).
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).
Content
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
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
