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The Informal Economy in Comparative Perspective

By on January 29, 2014

The first edition of this unique Handbook was praised for its substantial and invaluable summary discussions of work by anthropologists on economic processes and issues, on the relationship between economic and non-economic areas of life and on the conceptual orientations that are important among economic anthropologists. This thoroughly revised edition brings those discussions up to date, and includes an important new section exploring ways that leading anthropologists have approached the current economic crisis. Its scope and accessibility make it useful both to those who are interested in a particular topic and to those who want to see the breadth and fruitfulness of an anthropological study of economy. WIEGO's Martha Chen's chapter provides a comparative perspective on the informal economy.

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Chen, Martha A. The Informal Economy in Comparative Perspective. A Handbook of Economic Anthropology, Second Edition, , . Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014. Chen, M. A. (2014). The Informal Economy in Comparative Perspective. A Handbook of Economic Anthropology, Second Edition, , . Chen, Martha A. "The Informal Economy in Comparative Perspective." A Handbook of Economic Anthropology, Second Edition, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014, .Chen Martha A. "The Informal Economy in Comparative Perspective." A Handbook of Economic Anthropology, Second Edition (2014). Chen, M A 2014, 'The Informal Economy in Comparative Perspective', A Handbook of Economic Anthropology, Second Edition, . Martha A Chen, 'The Informal Economy in Comparative Perspective' (2014) A Handbook of Economic Anthropology, Second Edition Chen M. A. The Informal Economy in Comparative Perspective. A Handbook of Economic Anthropology, Second Edition. 2014. Chen, Martha A. The Informal Economy in Comparative Perspective. A Handbook of Economic Anthropology, Second Edition. 2014. , .

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