Market frictions : trade and urbanization at the Vietnam-China border / Kirsten W. Endres.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Endres, Kirsten W., author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Max Planck studies in anthropology and economy ; v. 5.

Max Planck studies in anthropology and economy ; volume 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology.

Merchants.

Small business.

Markets.

Commerce.

Lào Cai (Vietnam)--Commerce.

Lào Cai (Vietnam).

Vietnam--Commerce--China.

Vietnam.

China--Commerce--Vietnam.

China.

Vietnam--Lào Cai.

Markets--Vietnam--Lào Cai.

Small business--Vietnam--Lào Cai.

Merchants--Vietnam--Lào Cai.

Ethnology--Vietnam--Lào Cai.

Physical Description:

viii, 157 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2019.

Summary:

"Based on ethnographic research conducted during several years, Market Frictions examines the tensions and frictions that emerge from the interaction of global market forces, urban planning policies, and small-scale trading activities in the Vietnamese border city of Lào Cai. Here, it is revealed how small-scale traders and market vendors experience the marketplace, reflect upon their trading activities, and negotiate current state policies and regulations. It shows how "traditional" Vietnamese marketplaces have continually been reshaped and adapted to meet the changing political-economic circumstances and civilizational ideals of the time"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Town

Market

Neigboring

Illegality

Morality

Renewal.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Endres, Kirsten W., author. Market frictions

ISBN:

9781789202441

1789202442

OCLC:

1066124131