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1 online resource |
Series |
Max Planck studies in anthropology and economy ; volume 2 |
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Max Planck studies in anthropology and economy ; v. 2.
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Contents |
00 front Gudeman.indd; 00 intro Gudeman.indd; 01 chap Gudeman.indd; 02 chap Gudeman.indd; 03 chap Gudeman.indd; 04 chap Gudeman.indd; 05 chap Gudeman.indd; 06 chap Gudeman.indd; 07 index Gudeman.indd |
Summary |
Self-sufficiency of the house is practiced in many parts of the world but ignored in economic theory, just as socialist collectivization is assumed to have brought household self-sufficiency to an end. The ideals of self-sufficiency, however, continue to shape economic activity in a wide range of postsocialist settings. This volume's six comparative studies of postsocialist villages in Eastern Europe and Asia illuminate the enduring importance of the house economy, which is based not on the market but on the order of the house. These formations show that economies depend not only on the macro |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Households -- Economic aspects -- Europe, Eastern
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Self-reliant living -- Europe, Eastern
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Post-communism -- Europe, Eastern
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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Households -- Economic aspects
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Post-communism
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Self-reliant living
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Eastern Europe
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Gudeman, Stephen F., editor
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Hann, C. M., 1953- editor.
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ISBN |
9781782386964 |
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1782386963 |
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