Asr forum: Engaging with african informal economies: Social inclusion or adverse incorporation?

African Studies Review

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 57-76

  Meagher, Kate ^a   Lindell, Ilda ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84888254464     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/asr.2013.79     Document Type: Review

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