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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826219203321

Autore

Gudeman Stephen

Titolo

The demise of a rural economy : from subsistence to capitalism in a Latin American village / / Stephen Gudeman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-315-01777-6

1-136-54389-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p. ) : ill

Collana

Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography. South America ; ; I

Disciplina

187

Soggetti

Agriculture - Economic aspects - Panama - Boquerón River Region

Sugar growing - Panama - Boquerón River Region

Los Boguerones Region (Panama) Rural conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1978 by Routlege & Kegan Paul.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Anthropological economics and a small village 2. An economy evolves 3. Household production: subsistence and surplus 4. The production process 5. Organizing a labour force 6. The seeds of a transformation 7. Horizons and reflections

Sommario/riassunto

Bridging a gap between macro- and micro- viewpoints, this work shows the ways in which an economy is socially & historically determined. Subsistence is shown to be not only a form of agriculture but a determinant economic organisation.