Petty capitalists and globalization : flexibility, entrepreneurship, and economic development

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Author:

Smart, Alan.

ISBN:

9780791463994

Publication Information:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2005.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

Series:

SUNY series in anthropological studies of contemporary issues

Series Title:

SUNY series in anthropological studies of contemporary issues

Contents:

Petty production : the enduring alternative / Hill Gates -- Movers and fixers : historical forms of exploitation and the marketing of a regional economy in Spain / Gavin Smith and Susana Narotzky -- Flexibility for whom? : small-scale garment manufacturing in rural Mexico / Fran Rothstein -- Capitalism from below? : small firms, petty capitalists and regional transformations in Eastern Europe / Adrian Smith -- Global market and local concerns : petty capitalists in the Brianza / Simone Ghezzi -- They were promised a rosegarden : reunification and globalization in small- and medium-sized firms in eastern Germany / Hans Buechler and Judith-Maria Buechler -- New firm formation and technical upgrading in the Taiwanese semiconductor industry : is petty commodity production still relevant to high-technology development? / Jinn-yuh Hsu -- Toward a (proper) history of Asian Pacific flexibility : Chinese small business capital in Malaysia / Donald M. Nonini -- Labour standard regulation and the modernization of small-scale carpet production in Kathmandu, Nepal / Tom O'Neill -- Fairer trade for the global economy : capitalizing on alternatives in crafts in the rural Philippines / B. Lynne Milgram -- The moral significance of petty capitalism / Michael Blim.ñ

Abstract:

"Petty Capitalism and Globalization uses ethnographic research to examine how small firms in Europe, Asia, and Latin America have been compelled to operate and compete in a fast-moving transnational economic environment. From Nepalese rug makers to German bakers to Taiwanese memory chip designers, these case studies delve into the complex situation of petty capitalists, often ambiguously situated between capital and labor, cooperation and exploitation, family and economy, tradition and modernity, friends and competitors. Understanding the position of petty capitalists in a global economy provides lessons in the potential and limitations of promoting small firms and entrepreneurship as a route to sustainable development."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Small business.

International trade.

Globalization -- Economic aspects.

Added Author:

Smart, Alan.

Smart, Josephine.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0416/2004008051.html

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Examines how small firms, like large ones, are mobilizing to compete in a global economy.

Globalization is often seen as driven by large corporations and supranational organizations. Enterprises operated by petty capitalists may be small, but there is nothing petty about their significance for the operation of economies or our understanding of contemporary societies, families, and localities. Petty Capitalism and Globalization uses ethnographic research to examine how small firms in Europe, Asia, and Latin America have been compelled to operate and compete in a fast-moving transnational economic environment. From Nepalese rug makers to German bakers to Taiwanese memory chip designers, these fascinating case studies delve into the complex situation of petty capitalists, often ambiguously situated between capital and labor, cooperation and exploitation, family and economy, tradition and modernity, friends and competitors. Understanding the position of petty capitalists in a global economy provides lessons in the potential and limitations of promoting small firms and entrepreneurship as a route to sustainable development.