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A groundbreaking study
Anthropology really needed this book: after decades of ignoring the interractions between hosts and guests, a book that bridges the gap has become especially necessary. Although written in 1977, and a little theoretically dated, the book provided a sound foundation for more recent (but equally readable and enjoyable) anthropological anthologies of tourism (see, for example, Greg Ringer's "Destinations: cultural landscapes of tourism").

This book details in diverse localities, from Eskimo communities to Polynesia, the complex interractions between traveller and local, between the observers and the observed. A carefully written, edited, and nuanced book. ... Read more

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Consumers as active participants
The author, an anthropologist, explores the phenomenon of second-hand clothes being exported from the West into Zambia, where they are sold on as "luxury goods". She argues against the idea that this is a North-South neo-colonial or aid transaction, asserting that Zambians are not just passive recipients of recycled clothes, but active consumers making informed (or at least broadly understood) cultural choices. She also explores how clothes, as cultural signifiers, give the wearer meaning in the specific Zambian social context. She also identifies reasons why people choose salaula and its impact on culture and "modernization" in Zambia Hansen explains the whole commodity chain of procurement, distribution and consumption of second-hand clothes. The reader may be surprised to learn that clothes given away to charities may be sold to exporters for resale in developing countries at all. ... Read more

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For those who want to support women's rights with their purchasing power, Phyllis A. Katz, Ph.D. and Margaret Katz (mother and daughter) investigated over 400 companies around the world to find out which corporations and countries support women's rights. Looking at statistics such as quality of benefits and women occupying top positions, the Katzes apply FEM (Feminist Evaluation Measure) ratings to determine who's deserving of business support. Among mailing services, for example, Federal Express easily outranks DHL, Airborne Express, and UPS. Consumer clout is an oft-neglected power, so it's exciting to have the information at hand that will assist expressing your views. ... Read more

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This volume recounts the little-known history of Hispano merchants in the Santa Fe trade during the nineteenth century. Contrary to ethnic stereotypes, Hispanos were ambitious, savvy businessmen who practiced the most modern methods of international finance. Their complex transactions linked Santa Fe with Chihuahua City, St. Louis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, New York, London, and Paris. New Mexican merchants like millionaire Felipe Chávez were major figures in the Santa Fe trade until the coming of the railroad in 1880. The practices of Chávez and his competitors convincingly demonstrate why they referred to themselves as "los capitalistas."

In addition to maps illustrating the international network of the Santa Fe trade, five appendices present data of interest to historians and genealogists, including Mexican merchants who received commercial passports from the Santa Fe customs house, and census data from 1860 and 1870 on Hispano and non-Hispano merchants and freighters. ... Read more

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Governments worldwide are seeking to liberalize agricultural trade, and to change their role from one of controlling trade and prices. Instead these governments seek new roles in encouraging market developments, ensuring quality, and providing food security by giving income assistance rather than controlling food supplies. The issue of how this process is being managed in developing countries is the focus of this book. A series of case studies including India, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Ivory Coast highlights the individuality of approaches and the varying capability and will of governments to take on these new roles.
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This work is not intended to be a history of the slave trade, but rather to show that the slave trade was an important economic and cultural factor in the formative days of the U.S. ... Read more

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Financial and consultancy services play a crucial role in the process of economic development. This book discusses: the contribution of these sectors to economic growth in India and internationally; policy options for optimal utilization of the international division of labour; and the scope for South-South and North-South co-operation. ... Read more

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Medical Informatics: Knowledge Management and Data Mining in Biomedicine covers the basic foundations of the area while extending the foundational material to include the recent leading-edge research in the field. The newer concepts, techniques, and practices of biomedical knowledge management and data mining are introduced and examined in detail. It is the research and applications in these areas that are raising the technical horizons and expanding the utility of informatics to an increasing number of biomedical professionals and researchers.  These concepts and techniques are illustrated with detailed case studies.

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This collection of current research in the field of economic anthropology grew out of a conference held in April of 1989. The papers included here investigate and analyze the informal economy, that is, those activities that have economic consequences but have been ignored or missed by economists and governing officials. Contents: Introduction: "A Million Here, A Million There, and Pretty Soon You're Talking Real Money," by M. Estellie Smith; The Informal Sector in Comparative Perspective, Bryan Roberts; The Informal Economy and the State in Tanzania, Aili Mari Tripp; Informal Sector Housing: Social Structure and the State in Brazil, William P. Norris; Macrotheories, Microcontexts, and the Informal Sector; Case Studies of Self-Employment in Three Brazilian Cities, Leo A. Despres; Popular Religion, Patronage, and Resource Distribution in Brazil: A Model of an Hypothesis for the Survival of the Economically Marginal, Sidney M. Greenfield and Russell R. Prust; Crisis and Sector in Oaxaca, Mexico: A Comparison of Households 1977-87, Arthur D. Murphy and Martha W. Rees; The Need for a Reevaluation of the Concept "Informal Sector": The Dominican Case, Martin F. Murphy; Community Growth Versus Simply Surviving; The Informal Sectors of Cubans and Haitians in Miami, Alex Stepick; Economic Crisis and the Informal Street Market System of Spain, Anthony Oliver-Smith; Black Markets and Welfare in Scandinavia; Some Methodological and Empirical Issues, Gunnar Viby Mogensen; Self-Employment vs. Wage Employment in Hong Kong: A Reconsideration of the Urban Informal Economy, Josephine Smart; Hidden Dimensions of the Burmese Way to Socialism, Nicola Tannenbaum and E. Paul Durrenberger; Bundles of Assets in Exchanges: Integrating the Formal and Informal in Canal Irrigation, Robert C. Hunt; A Cross-Cultural Treatment of the Informal Economy, Rhoda H. Halperin and Sara Sturdevant; Index. ... Read more

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The explosive popularity of the Internet as a business tool has created a new type of economy, which is called Technology-Enabled Information Economy (TEI).  Impacts and Risk Assessment of Technology for Internet Security Enabled Information Small-Medium Enterprises (TEISMES) investigates TEI, discovering the opportunities and challenges presented by TEI to the new form of small medium enterprises (SME).  This emerging economy is bringing with it new forms of TEI intermediation, online businesses, virtual supply chains, rapidly changing internet-electronic commerce technologies, increasing knowledge intensity, and unprecedented sensitivity of the time-to-market by customers.  Impacts and Risk Assessment of Technology for Internet Security Enabled Information Small-Medium Enterprises (TEISMES) also identifies ways of minimizing risk liability of TEISME business operations as a result of their dependence on TEI (Internet-eC).  The rapid evolution and spread of information technology (IT) during the last few years is challenging SMEs, governments and internet security professionals to rethink the very nature of risk exposure. Impacts and Risk Assessment of Technology for Internet Security Enabled Information Small-Medium Enterprises (TEISMES) is designed for a professional audience of researchers and practitioners in industry.  This book is also suitable for graduate-level students in computer science.  ... Read more

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What is market orientation in the food sector, and how can foodcompanies become more market-oriented? This book investigates thesequestions through an empirical study of selected Danish food companiesand their activities in three important export markets: France,Germany, and the United Kingdom. The book is divided into three sections. The first explores theconcept of market orientation and how it relates to developingcompetitive advantage. The second discusses in detail how marketknowledge can be gained, and the final section focuses on how thisknowledge, once generated, can be put to use in a food company duringprocess and product development. ... Read more