In Algeria, the informal dynamic experienced by the gold sector since the 1980s was
accompanied by the creation of informal trading spaces, the most important of which
are in Algiers and Oran. These markets play the role of intermediary between the
various actors in the informal gold sector, in particular transnational networks for the
supply and marketing of the precious metal. The latter is part of this non-hegemonic
economic globalization which relies on adventurers of the new market capitalism.
Its ...
In Algeria, the informal dynamic experienced by the gold sector since the 1980s was
accompanied by the creation of informal trading spaces, the most important of which
are in Algiers and Oran. These markets play the role of intermediary between the
various actors in the informal gold sector, in particular transnational networks for the
supply and marketing of the precious metal. The latter is part of this non-hegemonic
economic globalization which relies on adventurers of the new market capitalism.
Its network spans from Italy, Dubai to Turkey, in particular the Grand Bazaar in
Istanbul. These transnational networks do not only concern the import of jewelry for
consumption, but also the smuggling of gold from Algeria and this is also the case for
used gold. In the paper we try to come back to the experiences of informal gold sellers
in these transnational precious metal networks.
+