Markets, Social Embeddedness and Precapitalist Societies: the Case of Village Tradestores in Papua New Guinea

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Curry, George
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	1999
Subjects:	postdevelopment - economic geography - social embeddedness of economies - rural development - small business - gift exchange
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35342

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