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Title:Market women in the urban economy: the role of Yoruba intermediaries in a medium-sized city
Author:Trager, LillianISNI
Year:1976
Periodical:African Urban Notes - African Studies Center, Michigan State University
Volume:2
Issue:3
Pages:1-9
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:Yoruba
market women
women's work
Abstract:In Ilesa, a Yoruba city in western Nigeria, female intermediaries are engaged in the wholesaling and retailing of both agricultural and manufactured goods. This paper is concerned with the economic roles of these female middlemen operating out of the central marketplace in Ilesa. It considers the ways in which traders use the money they earn, and the ways in which their trade activities are organized. Ref., notes, table.
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