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'We, the Congolese, we cannot trust each other'. Trust, norms and relations among traders in Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
Rubbers, Benjamin
2009In British Journal of Sociology, 60 (3), p. 123-142
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Keywords :
Trust; Property; Reciprocity
Abstract :
[en] Congolese traders in Katanga claim that they cannot trust their peers, customers, and employees. Existing literature about social capital in Africa does not enhance our understanding, as it tends to consider trust as depending on the degree of social knowledge. In the Congo, social proximity does not exclude suspicion, nor does social distance necessarily prevent trust. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, this article aims at developing a more detailed framework. It studies how Congolese traders negotiate two key norms for the building of economic trust - property and reciprocity - with non-relatives, distant relatives, and close relatives.
Disciplines :
Anthropology
Sociology & social sciences
Author, co-author :
Rubbers, Benjamin ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Institut des sciences humaines et sociales > Anthropologie sociale
Language :
English
Title :
'We, the Congolese, we cannot trust each other'. Trust, norms and relations among traders in Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
Publication date :
September 2009
Journal title :
British Journal of Sociology
ISSN :
0007-1315
eISSN :
1468-4446
Publisher :
Routledge, London, United Kingdom
Volume :
60
Issue :
3
Pages :
123-142
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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