Everyday economic practices : the "hidden transcripts" of Egyptian voices / Savvina A. Chowdhury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chowdhury, Savvina A.

Series:

New political economy (New York, N.Y.)

New political economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Informal sector (Economics).

Rotating credit associations.

Community development.

Egypt--Economic conditions.

Egypt.

Economic conditions.

Egypt--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Community development--Egypt.

Rotating credit associations--Egypt.

Informal sector (Economics)--Egypt.

Physical Description:

xiii, 178 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, [2007]

Summary:

This book brings to the forefront the significance of local everyday economic practices to development policymaking. Chowdhury's objective in unearthing these diverse activities is two-fold. She demonstrates why it is a misrepresentation to characterize all that is economic as capitalism. Additionally, she contends that in those instances of rupture where local economic practices break into dominant narratives of the economy, we catch a glimpse of what James Scott has referred to as the hidden transcripts of alternative epistemologies. Chowdhury argues that the normative content of these other epistemological frameworks provide us with alternative ways to conceptualize economic development as something other than industrialization, urbanization and environmental degradation as experienced by the West.

Contents:

Introduction: Two objectives

Problematizing participation

Is Participatory research development's postmodern turn?

The political economy of participation in Egypt

Planning Luxor: Resistance, contestation, and rupture in Upper Egypt

Revisiting rotating savings and credit associations

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-173) and index.

ISBN:

0415955521

9780415955522

OCLC:

71223225