Exchange and Markets in Early Economic Development: Informal Economy in the Three New Guineas

Livre 10 sur 12: The Human Economy

Conroy, John D.

 
9781800739680: Exchange and Markets in Early Economic Development: Informal Economy in the Three New Guineas
ISBN 10 : 1800739680 ISBN 13 : 9781800739680
Editeur : Berghahn Books, 2023

Synopsis

The idea of an informal economy emerged from, and is a critique of, the ideology of 'economic development'. It originated from Keith Hart's recognition of informal economic activity in 1960s Ghana. In the context of four colonialisms - German, British, Australian and Dutch - this book recounts Hart's effort in 1972 to introduce the informal 'sector' into development planning in Papua New Guinea. This was problematic, because 'the market' was scarcely institutionalized, and traditional modes of exchange persisted stubbornly. Rather than conforming with post-colonial economic ideology, the subjected people pushed back against imposed bureaucracy to practice informal and hybrid modes of economic activity.

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À propos de l?auteur

John D. Conroy has been an economist and student of 'development' since 1968. He has lived and worked in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia for lengthy periods and has also had field experience in South and East Asia, and in some of the small Pacific island nations. He is a visiting scholar at the Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University.

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Éditeur
Berghahn Books
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1800739680
ISBN 13 
9781800739680
Reliure
Belle reliure
Nombre de pages
312
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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