About
The centre of gravity in the global economy is moving from the north to the south. The aim of this investigation into chains of added value in the south is to further develop current theory within economic geography.
Objectives
The primary objective is to advance meso-level theories on transnational economic relations by examiningthe organization of production, trade, and consumption in South-South commodity flows.
The secondary objectives are to
- Examine how the production for South-South trade is organized through case studies of Chinese garments and cables exported to Nigeria.
- Examine the routes through which goods are brought from China to Nigeria, and the roles played by traders, middle men,logistics agents, customs officers, and smugglers along the way.
- Examine how Chinese goods are distributed to consumers in Nigeria and how market information is fed back to producers.
- Contribute to methodological discussions in research on the social organization of the economy by demonstrating the value of multi-sited ethnographic studies.
- Develop theories on the social organization of production, trade, and consumption to improve their ability to explain emerging global economic trends.
Fieldwork
- Nigeria
- China
- UK
