Networks, communities and markets in sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for growth and investment
| dc.contributor.author | Fafchamps, M. | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebase | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Sub-Saharan Africa | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-19T19:30:45Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2016-04-19T19:30:45Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2001 | en |
| dc.description | Metadata only record | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This article explores the importance that relationships and networks have in market exchanges in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study concludes that in order to reduce transactions costs, Africans traders establish long term trading relationships, which are determinant for business and market outcomes. These relationships are based on trust, but often keeping family and relatives separate from business. Socialization is another important part of business for different networks including technology informants. Resource allocation is organized through gifts, markets, and command and control. | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | en |
| dc.identifier | 3158 | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Journal of African Economies 10(2): 109-142 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0963-8024 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1464-3723 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/67308 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.publisher | Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2001 Center for the Study of African Economies | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | Markets | en |
| dc.subject | International trade | en |
| dc.subject | Gender | en |
| dc.subject | Networks | en |
| dc.subject | Trust | en |
| dc.subject | Markets exchange | en |
| dc.subject | Sub-Saharan Africa | en |
| dc.title | Networks, communities and markets in sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for growth and investment | en |
| dc.type | Abstract | en |
| dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |