Economic Development: An Anthropological Approach

by Jeffrey H. Cohen (Editor), Norbert Dannhaeuser (Editor)

Overview

Economic development is an important focus of anthropological work in rural and urban communities around the world, and in this volume the contributors offer expert analyses on the theory and practice of development. Chapters cover the key topics of market systems, agricultural knowledge, modernization, population growth, participatory development, conservation strategies, culturally sustainable development, globalization and privatization, tourism, urban development, and financial markets. The cross-cultural focus of the volume provides original data on development processes in many countries, including the Philippines, Bali, Costa Rica, Mexico, Honduras, Venezuela, Kazakstan, and the United States. The book will be a welcome source of comparative research for anthropologists, development specialists, agricultural researchers, environmentalists, and geographers. Published in cooperation with the Society for Economic Anthropology. Visit their web page.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780759116696
Publisher:	AltaMira Press
Publication date:	04/23/2002
Series:	Society for Economic Anthropology Monograph Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Jeffrey H. Cohen is Professor of Anthropology at Pennsylvania State University who researches the social impact of transnational migration and remittances investment in rural communities. His most recent publication is Cooperation and Community: Economy and Society in Oaxaca (1999). Norbert Dannhaeuser is Professor of Anthropology at Texas A&M University and specializes in development issues of complex societies. He is the author of Contemporary Trade Strategies in the Philippines: A Study in Marketing Anthropology.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: Development in Practice and Theory, a Positive Role for Anthropology
Chapter 2
Chapter I: Development and Theory in Anthropology
Chapter 3
Chapter 1: Involution and Modernization: The Case of Clifford Geertz
Chapter 4
Chapter 2: The Evolution of Market Niches among Oaxacan Wood Carvers
Chapter 5
Chapter 3: Tourists as a Common-Pool Resource: A Study of Dive Shops on Utila, Honduras
Chapter 6
Chapter 4: The Interstices of Urban Development: An Economic Anthropological Approach to Development in a Midwestern U.S. Community
Chapter 7
Chapter II: Development in Practice
Chapter 8
Chapter 5: Barriers to the Diffusion of Agricultural Knowledge: A Balinese Case Study
Chapter 9
Chapter 6: The Common Sense of Development and the Struggle for Participatory Development in Sri Lanka
Chapter 10
Chapter 7: Culturally Sustainable Development
Chapter 11
Chapter 8: An Analysis of Risk Perceptions: Understanding Beneficiaries' Concerns in Sustainable Development Activities
Chapter 12
Chapter 9: The Women Left Behind: Potential Effects of Male Migrants' Return on Women's Fertility and Health in Bangladesh
Chapter 13
Chapter III: Locating Development and New Avenues for Research
Chapter 14
Chapter 10: Gifts, Bribes and Development in Post-Soviet Kazakstan
Chapter 15
Chapter 11: Globalization, Privatization, and Public Space in the Provincial Philippines
Chapter 16
Chapter 12: Looking into the Future: Anthropology and Financial Markets
Chapter 17
Chapter 13: Emerging Markets, Globalization and the Small Investor: The Case of Venezuela