Hans
Peter Hahn, Universität Bayreuth
Networks
of traders
of traders
•Networks are defined
by the mutual relationships between traders themselves, clients and
suppliers;
•Networks have the
capacity of defining who is member
and who is excluded;
•Members of these
networks define themselves by status attributes - as the fenced shopping windows in their “boutiques”;
Social networks of traders
may be
understood as powerful gatekeepers