Economia Informal em Rede: trocas económicas e complexidade social

Based on the empirical realities of Cape Verde and some of its Diasporas, this article explores, to a certain extent, the heuristic limitations of certain notions suggested by the mainstream of the neoliberal economy model concerning the so called «informal economy» in Africa. The text deals with di...

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Main Author: Marzia Grassi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa 2007-12-01
Series:Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cea/491
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spelling doaj-8f589acaabc7406d87c870be3601f5762020-11-25T01:38:32ZengInstituto Universitário de LisboaCadernos de Estudos Africanos1645-37942007-12-011312914210.4000/cea.491Economia Informal em Rede: trocas económicas e complexidade socialMarzia GrassiBased on the empirical realities of Cape Verde and some of its Diasporas, this article explores, to a certain extent, the heuristic limitations of certain notions suggested by the mainstream of the neoliberal economy model concerning the so called «informal economy» in Africa. The text deals with different dimensions, spaces and protagonists of practices of the informal economic networks. The identitarian repercussions of the dynamics of these networks among Capeverdians, apprehended through the observation of certain forms of socialibility of these social actors are also explored.http://journals.openedition.org/cea/491
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title Economia Informal em Rede: trocas económicas e complexidade social
title_short Economia Informal em Rede: trocas económicas e complexidade social
title_full Economia Informal em Rede: trocas económicas e complexidade social
title_fullStr Economia Informal em Rede: trocas económicas e complexidade social
title_full_unstemmed Economia Informal em Rede: trocas económicas e complexidade social
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publisher Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
series Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
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publishDate 2007-12-01
description Based on the empirical realities of Cape Verde and some of its Diasporas, this article explores, to a certain extent, the heuristic limitations of certain notions suggested by the mainstream of the neoliberal economy model concerning the so called «informal economy» in Africa. The text deals with different dimensions, spaces and protagonists of practices of the informal economic networks. The identitarian repercussions of the dynamics of these networks among Capeverdians, apprehended through the observation of certain forms of socialibility of these social actors are also explored.
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