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Author:   Janet MacGaffey
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Volume:   57
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9781107634909

ISBN 10:   1107634903
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   08 May 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of tables; List of illustrations, maps and figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Indigenous capitalism in peripheral economies: some theoretical considerations; 2. The political and economic context: from colonial oppression to the fend for yourself present; 3. Business and class in Kisangani; 4. Opportunities for capital accumulation: the emergence of an indigenous bourgeoisie; 5. Opportunities for capital accumulation: fending for oneself in the second economy; 6. Long-distance trade, smuggling and the new commercial class: the Nande of North Kivu; 7. Gender and class formation: businesswomen in Kisangani; 8. State, class and power: the effect of administrative decline on class formation; Conclusion; Appendix. Population figures; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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