Traders Versus The State
Anthropological Approaches To Unofficial Economies
1st Edition
Published on 17. December 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-367-21478-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book addresses the multifaceted issue of the state vis-a-vis those perceived as actors in the informal or simple commodity production economy. It discusses both state and traders' strategies to display recurrent themes, emphasized and combined differently in specific contexts.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 148 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-21478-4 (9780367214784)
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Person
Gracia Clark
Content
Introduction 1. "From the Field to the Cooking Pot": Economic Crisis and the Threat to Marketers in Peru 2. "Hard Work" and Informal Sector Trade in Tanzania 3. Price Control of Local Foodstuffs in Kumasi, Ghana, 1979 4. Why the Women Went to War: Women and Wealth in Ondo Town, Southwestern Nigeria 5. How to Survive in Illegal Street Hawking in Hong Kong 6. Resistance to Relocation by Shopkeepers in a Hong Kong Squatter Area 7. Trader vs. Developer: The Market Relocation Issue in an Indian City 8. The Sexual Political Economy of Street Vending in Washington, D.C. 9. Overview: The Informal Economy and the State