Relations and regulations in local gold trade networks in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Journal of Eastern African Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 427-446

  Geenen, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

artisanal mining; credit; gold trade; informal economy; trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855976111     PISSN: 17531055     EISSN: 17531063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17531055.2011.611676     Document Type: Article

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