</titre> This paper studies the impact of social networks on the resilience of micro and small entrepreneurs of the informal urban Africa. It is based on an original method of analysis of life stories mixing qualitative and quantitative approaches. The study shows the effect of network composition on...

<title>Abstract</title> This paper investigates Granovetter's “strength of weak ties” hypothesis in an informal African urban economy. It outlines an approach articulated around the reticular embeddedness conceptual framework associated with the notion of “ego-centred network.” The content of ties in...

<title>A<sc>bstract</sc> </title> In order to test Lin's social capital theory in an informal African urban economy, this article outlines an approach articulated around the notion of ‘ego-centred network’. We used an original dataset collected in Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) to evaluate how member attributes in...

This article examines the effect of social networks by investigating how mobilizing family, friendship or kindship ties in job searches affects the quality of employment (QoE) using a mixed approach. Drawing from socioeconomic literature on the segmented labor market, the authors propose an...