Street-hawking in a Foreign Land
Social Dynamics of Migrant Petty Traders' Livelihoods in Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2308710 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Victor Chidubem Iwuoha (0000-0001-9056-988X, University of Nigeria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1209-1229 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0021909620916912 |
| OpenAlex | W3025129885 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 46 |
This article investigates how migrant petty trading populations confront social systems/perceptions of their host localities and the effects on the sustainability of their trading activities. I examine clusters of long-term migrant petty traders (LTMs) and very recent migrant petty traders (VRMs) (i.e. from Lake Chad region: Chad, Cameroon and Niger) found in Nigerian peri-urban areas. Adopting Kaufman's symbolic-analytic model, I argue that a mix of socio-economic factors - peri-urban residents' negative perception of migrant petty traders, divergence in symbolic attachments, and a low patronage system - affect the growth of the migrant petty trade sector in specific localities
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |