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1 online resource (ix, 358 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Research in economic anthropology ; v. 24
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Research in economic anthropology ; v. 24.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- References -- Part I: Migration and New Market Opportunities -- Overseas Contract Labor, Remittances, and Household Consumption: A Case Study from San Fernando City, the Philippines -- Introduction -- Overview -- Issues -- Responses -- Questions -- Objectives -- Setting -- Methodology -- Findings -- Discussion -- Future Considerations -- Summary and Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Hawkers and Containers in Zarya Vostoka: How "Bizarre" is the Post-Soviet Bazaar? -- The Bazaar: Conceptual Uses -- From "Barakholka" to "Bazaar": A Post-Socialist Transformation -- Hawkers and Containers -- Business Organization and Economics -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Part II: Socioeconomic Impacts of the Oil and Gas Industry Market on Gulf Coast Communities -- Oil and Gas in South Louisiana -- Introduction -- Background and Methods -- The Communities and the Growth of the Industry -- The Global Economy at the Turn of the Century -- A preview -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Work and Change in the Gulf of Mexico Offshore Petroleum Industry -- Introduction -- Background -- The Structure of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry -- The Nature and Conditions of Offshore Work -- Responses by Management and Workers -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The Footprint of the Offshore Oil Industry on Community Institutions -- Introduction -- Problematic of "Community": Boomtowns, Boundaries, and Baselines -- Oil Industry Impacts on Local Health Care Institutions -- Maintaining Community Viability: City Plans and Strategies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Women's Work and Lives in Offshore Oil -- Introduction -- The Region: Southern Louisiana -- Women and Work -- Women in the World of Offshore Oil and Gas -- Why Work in the Offshore Industry in the Gulf of Mexico? -- Establishing Relationships with Male Workers -- Linking with other Women -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Part III: Local Responses to Market Liberalization -- La Victoria Comprometida: Reflections on Neoliberalism from a Santiago Población -- Introduction -- Setting the Stage -- Twentieth Century Chile -- A Conflictual History -- The Toma -- The Allende Years: 1970-1973 -- Military Dictatorship: Power of Force and Fear -- Resisting the Regime -- Dubious Democracy: Transition, Contradiction, and Contestation -- Notes -- References -- Domestic Labor in Globalized Tepoztlán: From a Gendered Labor Process Standpoint -- Introduction -- Toward a New Synthesis -- The Economic Setting -- Case Studies -- Observations -- Notes -- References -- The Movement for an Economy of Solidarity: Urban Agriculture and Local Exchange Trading Systems in Quebec --ti. |
| Summary |
Section headings in this work include: 'Migration and New Market Opportunities'; 'Socioeconomic Impacts of the Oil and Gas Industry Market on Gulf Coast Communities'; 'Local Responses to Market Liberalization'; and 'Negotiating Values in the Market'. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Economic anthropology.
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Economic anthropology. |
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Free enterprise -- Social aspects.
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Free enterprise -- Social aspects. |
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Markets -- Social aspects.
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Markets -- Social aspects. |
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Petroleum industry and trade -- Social aspects -- Gulf States.
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Petroleum industry and trade -- Social aspects. |
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Petroleum industry and trade. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Werner, Cynthia Ann, 1967-
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Dannhaeuser, Norbert, 1943-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Markets and market liberalization. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, ©2006 0762312254 9780762312252 (OCoLC)62533122 |
| ISBN |
9780080461052 (electronic book) |
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0080461050 (electronic book) |
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0762312254 (Cloth) |
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