Africa is urbanising rapidly and is facing enormous urban challenges, such as the growth of
slums and increasing inequality. Secondary cities, with their smaller economies and less …

Urban food systems have increasingly been recognised as a topic that needs to be better
understood, in order to address issues of urban food security and urban poverty. This is …

As informal commerce has grown to become the lifeblood of African cities, street trade—
among the largest sub-groups in the informal economy—has become a visible but contested …

As the urban share of Africa's population increases, the importance of understanding how
food supply is shaped by market institutions has grown. However, this topic has received …

Whether they are at relatively sedate farmers' markets in the United States and Europe or the
more chaotic street bazaars of Latin America, Africa and Asia, street traders are making a …

This paper argues that retail spaces, such as marketplaces, are increasingly becoming sites
of urban contestation. The globalisation of retail, online shop** and the redevelopment of …

Through an investigation of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) exporting in
contexts which lack a formalised institutional environment in a less developed country, this …

Poor farmers often lack credit to purchase agricultural inputs, and rely on their buyers to
provide it. This paper considers the effects of mobile phones on traders of perishable …

Informal market institutions and small-scale traders are responsible for feeding Nigerian
cities. This study analyses a range of economic relationships and institutions that have …

Through a rich empirical study of forms of collective action in Ghana, this paper examines
how groups sustain co-operation in the absence of strong legal institutions and mechanisms …