Buch, Englisch, 202 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 476 g
Vietnam, Brazil and the Unsung Vanguard of Prosperity
Buch, Englisch, 202 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 476 g
Reihe: Routledge Studies in Development and Society
ISBN: 978-1-138-67247-5
Verlag: CRC Press
Cultures of Development uses a contrapuntal comparison of Vietnam and Brazil to show why it is important for development scholars and practitioners to broaden their conceptualization of economies to include the socio-cultural. This smartly written book based on original, ethnographic research breathes new life into development studies by bringing cultural studies into conversation with development studies, with an emphasis on improving—rather than merely critiquing—market economies. The applied deployment of critical development studies, i.e., interpretive economics, results in a number of theoretical advances in both development and areas studies, demonstrating the economic importance of certain kinds of cultural work carried out by religious leaders, artists, activists, and educators. Most importantly, the reader comes to fully appreciate how economies are embedded within the subjectivities, discourses, symbols, rituals, norms, and values of a given society.
This pioneering book revives development practice and policy by offering fresh insights and ideas about how development can be advanced. It will be of special interest to scholars and students of Development Studies, Sociology, Economics, Anthropology, and Area Studies.
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Weitere Infos & Material
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
1 Interpretive Economics
2 The Poison of Progress
3 Indigenizing Modernity
4 Corruption and the Commons
5 Development Lore
6 Trade Tips
Appendix A: Interview Schedule in Vietnam
Appendix B: Demographics of Interviewees in Vietnam and Brazil
Index