Economic Action in Theory and Practice: Anthropological Investigations

367 Pages·2010·2.18 MB·English

by  Donald Wood (editor)

ECONOMIC ACTION IN
THEORY AND PRACTICE:
ANTHROPOLOGICAL
INVESTIGATIONS
RESEARCH IN ECONOMIC
ANTHROPOLOGY
Series Editor: Donald C. Wood
Recent Volumes:
Volume 20: Research in Economic Anthropology –
Edited by B. L. Isaac
Volume 21: Social Dimensions in the Economic Process –
Edited by N. Dannhaeuser & C. Werner
Volume 22: Anthropological Perspectives on Economic
Development and Integration –
Edited by N. Dannhaeuser & C. Werner
Volume 23: Socioeconomic Aspects of Human Behavioral
Ecology – Edited by M. Alvard
Volume 24: Markets and Market Liberalization:
Ethnographic Reflections – Edited by
N. Dannhaeuser & C. Werner
Volume 25: Choice in Economic Contexts: Ethnographic and
Theoretical Enquiries – Edited by D. Wood
Volume 26: The Economics of Health and Wellness:
Anthropological Perspectives –
Edited by D. Wood
Volume 27: Dimensions of Ritual Economy – Edited by
E. C. Wells & P. McAnany
Volume 28: Hidden Hands in the Market: Ethnographies of
Fair Trade, Ethical Consumption and Corporate
Social Responsibility – Edited by Geert De Neve,
Peter Luetchford, Jeffrey Pratt, &
Donald C. Wood
Volume 29: Economic Development, Integration, and
Morality in Asia and the Americas –
Edited by Donald C. Wood
RESEARCH IN ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY VOLUME 30
ECONOMIC ACTION IN
THEORY AND PRACTICE:
ANTHROPOLOGICAL
INVESTIGATIONS
EDITED BY
DONALD C. WOOD
Department of Medical Information Science,
Akita University Graduate School of Medicine,
Akita, Japan
United Kingdom – North America – Japan
India – Malaysia – China
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CONTENTS
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS xi
INTRODUCTION
Donald C. Wood 1
PART I: DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY
BORROWED PLACES: EVICTION WARS AND
PROPERTY RIGHTS FORMALIZATION IN
KAZAKHSTAN
Saulesh Yessenova 11
RESOLVING THE PROBLEM OF INEQUITY
IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH IN BRAZIL:
APPROACHES DERIVED FROM THE INFANTE
DOM PEDRO OF PORTUGAL, ADAM SMITH,
KARL MARX, AND LOUIS KELSO
Sidney M. Greenfield 47
IS JOSEPH SCHUMPETER’S THEORY OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT STILL USEFUL? THE CASE OF A
SEMIRURAL COMMUNITY IN COLOMBIA
Andre´s Marroquı´n Gramajo 77
COMPADRAZGO NETWORKS AND IMMIGRANT
ADAPTATION IN A NEVADA TOWN
Tamar Diana Wilson 99
THEDOMESTICECONOMYANDITSIMPLICATIONS
FOR SOCIAL COMPLEXITY: SPONDYLUS CRAFT
PRODUCTION IN COASTAL ECUADOR
Alexander J. Martı´n 111
vii
viii CONTENTS
PART II: MARKETS AND MARKETING,
CONTINUED
DONKEY BAZAAR, A BAZAAR OF HELL: AN
INVESTIGATION INTO DONKEYS AND
DONKEY TRADING IN KASHGAR,
XINJIANG, CHINA
Ayxem Eli 159
URBAN FOOD PROVISIONING IN CAMEROON:
REGIONAL BANANA PLANTAIN NETWORKS
LINKING YAOUNDE AND THE VILLAGES OF
KOUMOU AND OBAN
Tite Ngoumou 187
HOSTILE WORLDS AND QUESTIONABLE
SPECULATION: RECOGNIZING THE
PLURALITY OF VIEWS ABOUT ART AND
THE MARKET
Erica Coslor 209
AGENTS OF HYBRIDITY: CLASS, CULTURE
BROKERS, AND THE ENTREPRENEURIAL
IMAGINATION IN COSMOPOLITAN CAIRO
Mark Allen Peterson 225
EARLY MARKETS AND THE MARKET CROSS
George Williams 257
PART III: ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND
IDENTITY
SHIFTING TRANSACTIONAL IDENTITIES:
BAZAAR-STYLE TRADE AND RISK
MANAGEMENT IN THE PRESTIGE ECONOMY
OF THE GABOR ROMA (ROMANIA)
Pe´ter Berta 277
Contents ix
REVERSE OSMOSIS AND A CAN OF BEANS:
AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF LATIN
AMERICAN IMMIGRANT SHOPPERS IN
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
Peter Redvers-Lee 309
WORKING HARD AND STAYING SAFE:
DRILLING RIG HANDS IN ALBERTA
Dan E. Houser 331
BOOK REVIEW: MARKET AND SOCIETY: 351
THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION TODAY
(CHRIS HANN AND KEITH HART, EDS.)