Market institutions, trust and norms: Exploring moral economies in Nigerian food systems

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 903-920

  Lyon, Fergus ^a   Porter, Gina ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Institutions; Markets; Morality; Nigeria; Norms; Trust

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ETHICS; FOOD MARKET; INFORMAL SECTOR; MORALITY; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY; URBAN ECONOMY;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 69949129329     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bem008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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