Survival of the fittest? Kenya's jua kali and Chinese businesses

Journal of Eastern African Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 202-220

  Gadzala, Aleksandra ^a  

^a MERTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese business networks; Economic development; Entrepreneurship; Informal economy; Kenya

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649088582     PISSN: 17531055     EISSN: 17531063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17531050902972600     Document Type: Article

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