Navigating the Unknown Treasures of Guangzhou, China
Ghanaian Traders' Networks and Strategies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13112595 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Kwaku Mensah Obeng (0000-0001-6802-1965, University of Ghana, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AFRICAN HUMAN MOBILITY REVIEW (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2410-7972 • E-ISSN: 2411-6955 |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape Library Service (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14426/ahmr.v5i2.883 |
| OpenAlex | W4288923759 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
Using multiple ethnographic methodologies spanning a period of 13 months and collecting data across borders, this paper suggests that African importers' participation in the burgeoning economy of China is more nuanced than previously reported. It argues that approaches, motives and strategies employed by these importers are subject to their trading capacities such as the size of capital, trading experiences and locations of their imports. For instance, whereas experienced large-scale traders procure the services of visa agents for convenient purposes, the small-scale trader's need the †̃visa agents to be able to undertake their business in China
Business · Capital (architecture · Cartography · China · Commerce · Economics · Economy · Ethnography · Geography · Market economy · Political science · Scale (ratio · Subject (documents · China's Global Influence and Migration · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Computer Science · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |