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 institutions of markets and states but also on the micro institutions of families, communities, and house economies, often in an uneasy relationship.
| ISBN: | 9781782386957 |
| Publication date: | 1st June 2015 |
| Author: | Stephen Gudeman |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 204 pages |
| Series: | Max Planck Studies in Anthropology and Economy |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural anthropology Economic systems and structures |
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 institutions of markets and states but also on the micro institutions of families, communities, and house economies, often in an uneasy relationship.
Oikos and Market features in the following genres: Social and cultural anthropology, Economic systems and structures
Oikos and Market is available in Hardback
Oikos and Market was written by Stephen Gudeman and published by Berghahn Books
Oikos and Market has 204 pages
Yes it is part of Max Planck Studies in Anthropology and Economy series
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