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Des montagnards entrepreneurs : les Bamileke du Cameroun.
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Marguerat as mentioned in this paper presents a scientific description of the entrepreneurship of the Cameroonian Bamileke, which has led to the country's pre-eminent position in the national economy.Abstract:
Y. Marguerat — Entrepreneurs from the Highlands: Bamileke in Cameroon. ; Resume of a geography D. Lit. thesis on the Cameroon Bamileke written by one of them. This is the first attempt at a scientific description of their justly reputed entrepreneurship, which has led them to assume a pre-eminent position in the national economy. For evident political reasons, the hostile reactions of other Cameroonian groups are only alluded to in this otherwise fascinating account.read more
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