Identity Economics: Social Networks and the Informal Economy in Nigeria

by Kate Meagher

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.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847010164
• ISBN13: 9781847010162
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: James Currey
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"