Engaging with Capitalism

Engaging with Capitalism

Cases from Oceania

Barclay, Kate; McCormack, Fiona

Emerald Publishing Limited

05/2013

350

Dura

Inglês

9781781905418

15 a 20 dias

The volume addresses how capitalism has been very effective in generating wealth and technological innovation, but has also been associated with social inequity and environmental damage. Its inherent flaws have been highlighted by the escalation of ecological problems arising from growth-oriented capitalism and various economic crises.
Preface. Insights on Capitalism from Oceania. Ownership and Distribution in the Settlement of Maori Grievances: Balancing Historical and Social Justice Between Classes. Commodities and Gifts in New Zealand and Hawaiian Fisheries. Tivaivai and the Managing of "Community" Funding in Auckland, New Zealand. Local Capitalisms and Sustainability in Coastal Fisheries: Cases from Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. "My Land, My Work": Business Development and Large-Scale Mining in Papua New Guinea. Dividuals, Individuals, or Possessive Individuals?: Recent Transformations of North Mekeo Commoditization, Personhood, and Sociality. Envy, Desire, and Economic Engagement Among the Bugkalot (Ilongot) of Northern Luzon, Philippines. Baias, Bisnis, and Betel Nut: The place of Traders in the Making of a Melanesian Market. Capitalism Among the Me?. The Politics of Remittance and the Role of Returning Migrants: Localizing Capitalism in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea. Creating an Alternative Modernity in Rural Papua New Guinea: The Irakia Awa Case. Development Implications of the Engagement with Capitalism: Improving the Social Returns of Development. Engaging with Capitalism: Cases from Oceania. Research in Economic Anthropology. Research in Economic Anthropology. Copyright page. List of Contributors. About the Authors.
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