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January 8, 2024
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Redistributive matronage: a moral economy of female traders and the ruling elite in Equatorial Guinea

Publicated to:Journal of Contemporary African Studies. 42 (2): 245-262 - 2024-01-01 42(2), DOI: 10.1080/02589001.2023.2282936

Authors: Valenciano-Mane, Alba

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Autonomous Univ Madrid, Social Anthropol Dept, Madrid, Spain - Author
Campus Cantoblanco,C Francisco Tomas & Valiente 1, Madrid 28049, Spain - Author
Univ Leipzig, Inst African Studies, Leipzig, Germany - Author

Abstract

This paper explores the historicity of the marketplace in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, focusing on testimonies from senior petty traders. It investigates the role of the marketplace as a site for redistributive matronage by analysing the historical accounts of market women. The article reveals key institutions, including the female section of the ruling party, market-sellers' associations, and the business-partner (socia) system, which collectively contribute to a resilient moral economy. This moral economy has persisted through various political-economic regimes since the country's independence in 1968. The paper connects the concept of the moral economy with debates on redistributive labour and patronage, providing insights into market women's daily activities as both generators and by-products of the country's political economy. Instead of presenting an alternative to political-economic analysis of Equatorial Guinea, this ethnographic investigation offers fundamental insights into the regime's actual functioning and its hegemonic reproduction.

Keywords

Equatorial guineaExtractionMarket tradingMatronageMoral economyPatronagePolitical economyRedistribution

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal of Contemporary African Studies due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 62/176, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Area Studies. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Political Science and International Relations.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 1.19, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-18, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 2

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-18:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 11 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Germany.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (VALENCIANO MAÑE, ALBA) and Last Author (VALENCIANO MAÑE, ALBA).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been VALENCIANO MAÑE, ALBA.