Cotonou's Klondike: African traders and second-hand car markets in Bénin

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 511-537

  Beuving, J Joost ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; ENTREPRENEUR; MARKET CONDITIONS; PROFITABILITY;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; COTONOU; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; OUEME; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 10244240556     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X04000382     Document Type: Article

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