Buch, Englisch, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 567 g
Artisans, Entrepreneurs and Precarious Family Firms
Buch, Englisch, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 567 g
Reihe: Routledge Studies in Latin American Development
ISBN: 978-0-367-19210-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
The book dives into the links between micro-production and the wider economy, including the relationships between different types of artisanal enterprises and their customers, their connections to the private sector and the state, the importance of social networks and social capital and the relevance of finance capital in microenterprise development. Overall, the analysis investigates how artisans, entrepreneurs and family-based enterprises seek to protect their interests when faced with neoliberal policies and the impacts of globalisation.
This remarkable longitudinal study will be of considerable interest to researchers of development studies, economics, sociology, anthropology, geography and Latin American Studies.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Artisans and the informal sector in Ecuador 2. Informals, entrepreneurs and artisans 3. Artisans in Quito, 1975-2015 4. Neoliberalism in Ecuador 5. Choosing informality 6. Formal-informal relations: backward linkages 7. Customers, clients and formal markets 8. Family firms, homeworkers and home-based enterprises 9. Social networks and the theft of social capital 10. Artisans and the state 11. Microfinance and micro-firm development in context 12. Artisan perspectives on bank credit 13. Main issues and future prospects 14. Conclusions: theory, ideology and evidence