Demystifying Chinese business strength in urban Senegal and Ghana: structural change and the performativity of rumours

Demystifying Chinese business strength in urban Senegal and Ghana: structural change and the performativity of rumours
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揭秘中国在塞内加尔和加纳城市的商业实力:结构性变化和谣言的表现力

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10.1080/00083968.2014.935642
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2015
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Canadian Journal of African Studies/ La Revue canadienne des études africaines
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Thiel
Thiel
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Marfaing;Laurence ; Thiel

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