THE GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN OF SECOND-HAND CARS AND SCRAPS. AN ETHNOGRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF ON-THE-GROUND PRACTICES, LABOUR AND REGULATIONS IN GHANA

The global value chain of second-hand cars and scraps. An ethnographic account of on-the-ground practices, labour and regulations in Ghana

Abstract The article draws on ethnographic observations of second-hand car and spare-parts traders in Ghana to analyse how these goods are traded over continents and how the value of a car is shaped by grounded practices and categories Kitchen Tongs that I describe.The position of Ghana in this global value chain relies on regulations forged by the

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