Doing Business in Cameroon - An Anatomy of Economic Governance

Informationen zum Autor José-María Muñoz is a lecturer of African Studies and International Development at the University of Edinburgh. Muñoz trained as a lawyer in Spain, his home country, before pursuing degrees in Social Anthropology at University College London and Northwestern University, Illinois. He held a postdoctoral fellowship with Emory University's Program in Development Studies before relocating to the UK. Zusammenfassung Focusing on four distinct sectors (cattle trade, transport, public contracts and NGO work), Muñoz combines an ethnographic study of business practices with a lucid analysis of policies and legal rules to provide an in-depth look at how businesses and state bureaucracies cope with unpredictability in times of crisis and reform. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; List of figures; Acronyms; Introduction: doing business in Cameroon; 1. Making a living in Ngaoundéré; 2. The ordering of public things; 3. 'Cattle saves the day'; 4. On and off the road; 5. Under 'the NGO label'; Conclusion: letting pass, letting go; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Jose-Maria (University of Edinburgh) Munoz, José-María Muñoz
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781108452823
• ISBN: 978-1-108-45282-3
• No. of pages: 241
• Series: The International African Library
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; HISTORY / Africa / General, International business, International Economics, Public Administration, Public finance, Cameroon, Public finance and taxation