This picture was taken by Sylvia Chant, a Professor of Development Geography from the Department of Geography and Environment. It was taken in Gambia in April 2011.

Despite endorsement from profit-making multinational corporations, many small enterprises in developing countries are forced to shut down due to lack of business. Between trips to The Gambia in January and April 2011, an apparently thriving shop had been abandoned giving rise to this rather eery image.

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