Ethnic entrepreneurs : identity and development politics in Latin America / Monica C. DeHart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeHart, Monica C. (Monica Christine)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity--Latin America.

Ethnicity.

Economic development--Social aspects--Latin America.

Economic development.

Entrepreneurship--Social aspects--Latin America.

Entrepreneurship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Indigenous groups are not often recognized as driving forces in the push for economic development. However, in development efforts across Latin America, governments and corporations have begun to see ethnic cultural difference as an advantage. Ethnic Entrepreneurs explores how diverse groups historically seen as obstacles to development have become valuable to state and regional development initiatives. From collaboration between a Maya organization and Walmart to a UN-sponsored program that recruits diasporic Latinos, states and corporations are pursuing strategies that complement regional neoliberal shifts. This book examines how ethnic difference is produced through development policy, breaking down the micropolitics of identity and development. It uncovers surprising convergences between ethnic community businesses and corporate social responsibility practices and illuminates how formulations of ethnic difference influence not only changing cultural identifications, but also the political and moral projects that shape Latin America.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Figures

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

1 Emergent Ethnic Landscapes

2 Pop or Fried Chicken: Redefining Development and Ethnicity

3 Remapping and Remitting Development

4 “Hermano Entrepreneur!” Constructing a Latino Diaspora across the Digital Divide

5 Welcome to Walmart! Corn and the New Community Business Model

6 Accounting for Development: Debates over Knowledge and Authority

7 Conclusions

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804773782

0804773785

OCLC:

638861385