Essays about: "economic anthropology"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 30 essays containing the words economic anthropology.

1. 21. “Not god’s work” : an analysis of local narratives of the 2010-2011 flooding in Santa Lucia municipality (Colombia)

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Mateo Echeverry Angel; [2016]
   Keywords : natural disasters; narrative; anthropology of disasters; flooding; Colombia;

   Abstract : The dam collapse in Santa Lucia (Atlántico) during the intense rains of 2010-2011 in Colombia resulted in one of the worst floods on national record. Six municipalities were completely covered by water from the Canal del Dique, an artificial branch of the Magdalena River. READ MORE

3. 22. The Macroeconomics of Language: A Study on Linguistic Diversity and National Productivity

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Marielle Nyberg; Alexander Kidelius; [2016]
   Keywords : Economic Anthropology; Communication barriers; Ethnolinguistic groups; Polarization; Fractionalization;

   Abstract : Using a cross-section of linguistic and economic data on the 34 member states of the OECD, this paper studies the effect of linguistic diversity on economic productivity in economically developed countries. Linguistic diversity is measured through five different indices in order to find the measure that best explains the variance in Total Factor Productivity. READ MORE

4. 23. Lekil Kuxlejal - an alternative to development? A field study in Chiapas, Mexico

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

   Author : Lovisa Prage; [2015]
   Keywords : autonomy; indigenous movements; Buen Vivir; Social anthropology; development; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The development ideals of linear progress, modernization and economic growth are based on one worldview among many, but have nonetheless been able to dominate global politics. Critical development literature has shown how indigenous peoples’ cosmologies have been pushed aside since colonialism, deemed traditional and backwards. READ MORE

5. 24. Witchcraft And Development Among The Giriama: Understanding How Witchcraft And Development Can Work Side By Side.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

   Author : Robin Öberg; [2015]
   Keywords : Causation; Culture Theory; Development; East Africa; Giriama; Grid; Group; Luck; Mystical Participation; Rationality; Social Anthropology; Social Control; Witchcraft; Philosophy and Religion; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : A bulk of research states that witchcraft is an antithesis to development. This thesis finds that that is an assumption, which cannot explain the case of the Giriama. READ MORE

6. 25. Managing Mining: Transparency in the Shadows.An Anthropological Exploration into Global Policies and Governance in Sierra Leone

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

   Author : Anders Reimers Larsen; [2011]
   Keywords : Resource curse; friction; Shadow State; Sierra Leone; Mineral extraction; Anthropology; Development policy; Donor agencies; Governance; Transparency; Mining; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The management of the mining sector in Sierra Leone is characterised by numerous integrations of government and donor agency policies, resembling that of global development agendas advocating for improvements of governance, transparency, capacity building and revenue generation. We must view the global policies in their local scales in order to substantiate their actual effects. READ MORE