Dynamics of Social Networks of Urban Informal Entrepreneurs in an African Economy
| Autor: | Jean-Philippe Berrou, Claire Gondard-Delcroix |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée (GREThA), Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Les Afriques dans le monde (LAM), Sciences Po Bordeaux - Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux (IEP Bordeaux)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut d'Études Politiques [IEP] - Bordeaux-Université Bordeaux Montaigne (UBM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Sciences Po Bordeaux - Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux (IEP Bordeaux), Sciences Po Bordeaux - Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux (IEP Bordeaux)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut d'Études Politiques [IEP] - Bordeaux-Université Bordeaux Montaigne-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Bordeaux (UB) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Economics and Econometrics
Informal organization Embeddedness Mixed methods JEL Classification 0502 economics and business Informal economy Social position Sociology 050207 economics Social network Informal sector business.industry 05 social sciences Social change 1. No poverty [SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance Social relation Economy Social Networks 8. Economic growth Entrepreneurial stories Economic system business 050203 business & management Social capital |
| Zdroj: | Review of Social Economy Review of Social Economy, 2018, 76 (2), pp.167-197. ⟨10.1080/00346764.2017.1349330⟩ Review of Social Economy, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2018, 76 (2), pp.167-197. ⟨10.1080/00346764.2017.1349330⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0034-6764 1470-1162 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00346764.2017.1349330⟩ |
| Popis: | International audience; This paper carries out an analysis of the formation and transformation of social relations and networks of access to resources in the professional trajectory of micro-entrepreneurs operating in an urban informal African economy. The analysis of social networks is rooted in Granovetter’s structural embeddedness framework combined with the dynamic and discursive conception of social relations of Harisson White (embeddedness and decoupling). Life stories of micro and small entrepreneurs in Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina-Faso) are analyzed by mixing qualitative and quantitative methods. Results suggest that the construction of social networks and interpersonal relations of access to resources is a long-term process. A co-construction of social networks and economic activity is observed; it challenges the argument that social capital is a substitute for a lack of personal resources. The growth of small and micro activities is linked to the professionalization and stabilization of a social network, and even to the institutionalization of access to resources. |
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