The native world-system : an ethnography of Bolivian Aymara traders in the global economy / Nico Tassi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tassi, Nico, author.

Series:

Issues of globalization

Issues of globalization : case studies in contemporary anthropology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aymara Indians--Commerce.

Aymara Indians.

Aymara Indians--Economic conditions.

Informal sector (Economics)--Bolivia.

Informal sector (Economics).

Commerce.

Bolivia--Commerce.

Bolivia.

Bolivia--Economic conditions--1982-.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

x, 246 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Based on years of fieldwork, this ethnography of the Bolivian Aymara trading system and its networks and economic strategies examines one of the most up-and-coming forms of indigenous entrepreneurship on the American continent, in a region where the indigenous population is still stigmatized for being associated with poverty and backward ways. In doing so, it illuminates a critical dynamic of globalization that is taking place behind the scenes. By analyzing Aymara economic institutions and networks and their concepts and practices of business management. The Native World-System describes a system in which indigenous sociopolitical structures and religious values and beliefs are interwoven with an advanced economic practice, specialized technological know-how, and global networks. The Native World-System is a volume in the Issues of Globalization: Case Studies in Contemporary Anthropology series, which examines the experiences of individual communities in our contemporary world. Each volume offers a brief and engaging exploration of a particular issue arising from globalization and its cultural, political, and economic effects on certain peoples or groups. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction : 'on our own terms' : indigenous traders in the global economy

Indigenous institutions regulating 'popular' markets

Kinship networks as chains of supply and distribution

The Chinese connection : an interstitial global economy 'under the radar of the

Law'

Revolving capital : Aymara cosmoeconomics in global trading practices

Individual capital and collective relations in business administration

The economic strategies of the Aymara world-system

The upsurge of Aymara traders : an indigenous project of social affirmation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190255220

0190255226

OCLC:

934099867