A Market and Community Development in West Africa

Traders, most of whom are women, spend long hours for a number of days a week in West African markets. These markets take on aspects of a community as market participants' concerns include social welfare issues — sanitation, shelter, child care - as well as issues relating to the commercial fun...

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Published in:Community development journal 1996-01, Vol.31 (1), p.1-12
Main Authors: Nezic, Tony, Kerr, William A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business
Commodities
Communities
Community Development
Conflict
Economic development
Females
Functions
Ghana
Government initiatives
Income taxes
Market
Market development
Markets
Shelters
Social Services
Social Welfare
Socio-economic development
Toilets
Transaction costs
West Africa
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Summary:Traders, most of whom are women, spend long hours for a number of days a week in West African markets. These markets take on aspects of a community as market participants' concerns include social welfare issues — sanitation, shelter, child care - as well as issues relating to the commercial functioning of the market. This ‘market community’ contributes to the income and tax revenues of the wider community. The development priorities of these two communities may conflict leading to a low level of social services at the market and a reduction in the market's economic contribution. This paper examines the dynamics of this conflict in the market town of Techiman, Ghana.
ISSN:0010-3802
1468-2656
DOI:10.1093/cdj/31.1.1