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This is a book for political scientists and economists interested in the political economy of development and private governance, along with anyone interested in the micro-dynamics of informal markets. The book introduces a theory for how the state shapes private governance, using data from traders and market associations in Nigeria.
List of contents
1. Introduction; 2. Market Associations: An Overview; 3. Conducting a Representative Survey of Informal Traders; 4. A Calm Sea Does Not Make a Good Sailor: A Theory of Private Good Governance; 5. Government Threats and Group Leader Strength; 6. Business is Secret: Government Threats and Within-Group Competition; 7. Private Groups in Comparative Perspective; A. Appendix to Chapter 2 - Market Associations: An Overview; B. Appendix to Chapter 3 - Conducting a Representative Survey of Informal Traders; C. Appendix to Chapter 4 - A Calm Sea Does Not Make a Good Sailor - A Theory of Private Good Governance; D. Appendix to Chapter 6 - Government Threats and Within-Group Competition; E. Appendix to Chapter 7 - Private Groups in Comparative Perspective.
About the author
Shelby Grossman is a Research Scholar at the Stanford Internet Observatory. She holds a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard University.
Summary
This is a book for political scientists and economists interested in the political economy of development and private governance, along with anyone interested in the micro-dynamics of informal markets. The book introduces a theory for how the state shapes private governance, using data from traders and market associations in Nigeria.
Foreword
This book introduces a theory for how the state shapes private governance, leveraging data from informal markets in Lagos, Nigeria.
