Enterprising strangers: Social capital and social liability among African migrant traders
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Date
2011
Authors
Whitehouse, Bruce
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Publisher
Uludağ Üniversitesi
Abstract
In this paper I seek to analyze the advantages foreign entrepreneurs may possess in this context by considering the types of social relations in which these merchants are embedded. Two closely related concepts will be critical to my analysis: social networks and social capital. Through this exploration of immigrant traders in an African city, I identify weaknesses in the conceptualization of social capital and call for a re-thinking of the linkages between migration, social networks, and social relations.
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Keywords
Foreign entrepreneurs, Social networks, African societies, Migration, Social capital
Citation
Whitehouse, B. (2011). "Enterprising strangers: Social capital and social liability among African migrant traders". International Journal of Social Inquiry, 4(1), 93-111.