Assembling Export Markets explores the new ‘frontier regions’ of the global fresh produce market that has emerged in Ghana over the past decade. Represents a major and empirically rich contribution to the emerging field of the social studies of economization and marketization Offers one of the first ethnographic accounts on the making of global commodity chains ‘from below’ Denaturalizes global markets by unpacking their local engagement, materially entangled construction, need for maintenance, and fragile character Offers a trans-disciplinary engagement with the construction and extension of market relations in two frontier regions of global capitalism Critically examines the opportunities and risks for firms and farms in Ghana entering global fresh produce markets

Assembling Export Markets explores the new ‘frontier regions’ of the global fresh produce market that has emerged in Ghana over the past decade. Represents a major and empirically rich contribution to the emerging field of the social studies of economization and marketization Offers one of the first ethnographic accounts on the making of global commodity chains ‘from below’ Denaturalizes global markets by unpacking their local engagement, materially entangled construction, need for maintenance, and fragile character Offers a trans-disciplinary engagement with the construction and extension of market relations in two frontier regions of global capitalism Critically examines the opportunities and risks for firms and farms in Ghana entering global fresh produce markets

Explains international trade, including international transactions, import/export credit and payment, shipping and insurance, regulatory agencies, documentation and customs clearance. Analyzes who can and should go into importing and exporting, how the company should be set up, selecting suppliers, finding customers, choosing target markets, and preparing a business plan. Finally, it discusses trade with the European Economic Community and Eastern Europe.

This thoroughly updated edition of the top–selling Building an Import/Export Business is a step–by–step guide that shows entrepreneurs how to start a business and prosper in the growing global market. It helps budding entrepreneurs choose a commodity, target a market, prepare a business plan, and work within the complex system of regulations. This new edition covers the global changes in trade, emerging trends, the importance of niche markets, and working in the electronic age.