The global value chain of second-hand cars and scraps: an ethnographic account of on-the-ground practices, labour and regulations in Ghana
The article draws on ethnographic observations of second-hand car and spare-parts traders in Ghana to analyze how these goods are traded over continents and how the value of a car is shaped by grounded practices and categories that I describe. The position of Ghana in this global value chain relies...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de Sâo Paulo
2023
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