Doing Business in Cameroon - An Anatomy of Economic Governance

A vivid ethnographic study of cattle traders, truckers, public contractors and NGO actors' everyday encounters with state bureaucracies in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon.

Sommario

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.

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: José-María Muñoz, Josae Maraia Muanoz, Jose Maria Munoz, Jose Maria (University of Edinburgh) Munoz, Jose-Maria Munoz, Jose-Maria (University of Edinburgh) Munoz, José-María Muñoz
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781108428996
• ISBN: 978-1-108-42899-6
• Pagine: 242
• Serie: The International African Library; The International African Library
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica; HISTORY / Africa / General, International business, International Economics, Public Administration, Public finance, Cameroon, Public finance and taxation