Identity Economics - Social Networks and the Informal Economy in Nigeria

List of contents

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

About the author

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).

Product details

• Authors: Kate Meagher
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.02.2010
• EAN: 9781847010162
• ISBN: 978-1-84701-016-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 216 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 307 g
• Series: African Issues; African Issues (Paperback)
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic Conditions, Business / Economics / Finance