1st Edition
Manufacturing Against The Odds The Dynamics Of Gender, Class, And Economic Crises Among Small-scale Producers
By Hans Buechler
Copyright 1992
328 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is the product of a long, manifold involvement with life in Bolivia in general and productive processes in particular. It conveys a sense of the myriad decisions that Bolivian small-scale producers have to make in the extraordinarily fluid situations they must cope with.
1. Introduction: Three Firms 2. Consequences of the Debt Crisis 3. The Actors: Rural-Urban Migrants and Long-Term Residents 4. The Actors: The Role of Foreigners 5. Learning the Trade 6. The Social Relations of Production 7. Financing Production 8. Production 9. Commerce 10. Power and Empowerment 11. The Family History of an Artisan Couple 12. Conclusion