Markets, Social Embeddedness and Precapitalist Societies: the Case of Village Tradestores in Papua New Guinea
The village tradestore in rural Papua New Guinea is a physical expression of modernity in the heart of the village and is symbolic of the new economic and social formations associated with incorporation. This paper examines how the village tradestore is positioned in relation to these processes of c...
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| description | The village tradestore in rural Papua New Guinea is a physical expression of modernity in the heart of the village and is symbolic of the new economic and social formations associated with incorporation. This paper examines how the village tradestore is positioned in relation to these processes of change by considering the management and operation of several tradestores in the Wosera sub-district, East Sepik Province. The paper reports on the ways in which values, relationships and behaviours associated with both the introduced market economy and the precapitalist socio-economy become articulated through the ostensibly modern phenomenon of tradestores. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-353422017-09-13T15:21:51Z Markets, Social Embeddedness and Precapitalist Societies: the Case of Village Tradestores in Papua New Guinea Curry, George postdevelopment - economic geography - social embeddedness of economies - rural development - small business - gift exchange The village tradestore in rural Papua New Guinea is a physical expression of modernity in the heart of the village and is symbolic of the new economic and social formations associated with incorporation. This paper examines how the village tradestore is positioned in relation to these processes of change by considering the management and operation of several tradestores in the Wosera sub-district, East Sepik Province. The paper reports on the ways in which values, relationships and behaviours associated with both the introduced market economy and the precapitalist socio-economy become articulated through the ostensibly modern phenomenon of tradestores. 1999 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35342 10.1016/S0016-7185(99)00020-2 fulltext |
| spellingShingle | postdevelopment - economic geography - social embeddedness of economies - rural development - small business - gift exchange Curry, George Markets, Social Embeddedness and Precapitalist Societies: the Case of Village Tradestores in Papua New Guinea |
| title | Markets, Social Embeddedness and Precapitalist Societies: the Case of Village Tradestores in Papua New Guinea |
| title_full | Markets, Social Embeddedness and Precapitalist Societies: the Case of Village Tradestores in Papua New Guinea |
| title_fullStr | Markets, Social Embeddedness and Precapitalist Societies: the Case of Village Tradestores in Papua New Guinea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Markets, Social Embeddedness and Precapitalist Societies: the Case of Village Tradestores in Papua New Guinea |
| title_short | Markets, Social Embeddedness and Precapitalist Societies: the Case of Village Tradestores in Papua New Guinea |
| title_sort | markets, social embeddedness and precapitalist societies: the case of village tradestores in papua new guinea |
| topic | postdevelopment - economic geography - social embeddedness of economies - rural development - small business - gift exchange |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35342 |