Tycoons and contraband: Informal cross-border trade in West Nile, north-western Uganda

Journal of Eastern African Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-63

  Titeca, Kristof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

cross border trade; informal economy; smuggling; Uganda; West Nile

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859845784     PISSN: 17531055     EISSN: 17531063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17531055.2012.664703     Document Type: Article

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