Lebanese traders in Cotonou: A socio-cultural analysis of economic mobility and capital accumulation

Africa

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 324-351

  Beuving, J Joost ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; IMMIGRANT; TRADE FLOW;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; COTONOU; OUEME; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33748695987     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/afr.2006.0036     Document Type: Article

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