Manufacturing Against The Odds: The Dynamics Of Gender, Class, And Economic Crises Among Small-scale Producers

by Hans Buechler

Overview

In Third World countries, small-scale manufacturers supply a large part of the nation's consumer goods, often meeting needs that larger operations of foreign imports cannot. Enlivened by the oral histories of women and men of rural and urban backgrounds, this book depicts the struggle of artisan and small-scale manufacturing enterprises in La Paz

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367011567
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/18/2019
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface — Introduction: Three Firms — Consequences of the Debt Crisis — The Actors: Rural-Urban Migrants and Long-Term Residents — The Actors: The Role of Foreigners — Learning the Trade — The Social Relations of Production — Financing Production — Production — Commerce — Power and Empowerment — The Family History of an Artisan Couple — Conclusion — Appendix

Editorial Reviews

Anthropologists examine small-scale manufacturing in La Paz, Bolivia during the political and economic turmoil of the 1980s. Based on conversations with producers, they dismiss the "global economic" view that such activity is obsolete, and develop an alternative model. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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