Ethnic Entrepreneurs Identity and Development Politics in Latin America

Name: Ethnic Entrepreneurs Identity and Development Politics in Latin America
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ISBN: 9780804769341

ISBN-10: 0804769346

ISBN-13: 9780804769341

Edition: 2010

Authors: Monica DeHart

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Indigenous groups are not often recognized as driving forces in the push for economic development. However, in development efforts across Latin America, governments and corporations have begun to see ethnic cultural difference as an advantage.Ethnic Entrepreneursexplores how diverse groups historically seen as obstacles to development have become valuable to state and regional development initiatives. From collaboration between a Maya organization and Walmart to a UN-sponsored program that recruits diasporic Latinos, states and corporations are pursuing strategies that complement regional neoliberal shifts. This book examines how ethnic difference is produced through development policy,…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 2/2/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


List of Abbreviations



Emergent Ethnic Landscapes



Pop or Fried Chicken: Redefining Development and Ethnicity



Remapping and Remitting Development



"Hermano Entrepreneur!" Constructing a Latino Diaspora across the Digital Divide



Welcome to Walmart!Corn and the New Community Business Model



Accounting for Development: Debates over Knowledge and Authority



Conclusions


Notes


References


Index