Katharine Neilson Rankin

The Cultural Politics of Markets (eBook, PDF)

Economic Liberalization and Social Change in Nepal

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Produktbeschreibung

International markets have emerged as the favoured way of achieving not only economic growth and efficiency but also political freedom and social justice. This book is a study of the social embeddedness of markets, in an era when the ideology of the 'free market' governs development as much as trade.

Using a wide theoretical framework that encompasses both anthropology and geography, Katharine Rankin critiques neoliberal approaches to development, showing that the capitalist market will always be linked to local social structures and cultures of value. Market-led development, therefore, does not necessarily expand opportunity; rather it can deepen existing injustic and inequality.

Using the example of a 'traditional' Newar market town located in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, Rankin explores how the 'value' ascribed to social prestige relates to economic opportunity. Showing how those in subordinate social locations are positioned to critique inequality, Rankin argues that planners should pursue progressive notions of development that recognise the critical resources within culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pluto Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781849641616
• Artikelnr.: 38359000

Autorenporträt

Katharine Rankin is Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto in Canada. Her interest in this topic began with studying the impact of global developments on women in Nepal. Recent research has been published in Economy and Society, International Planning Studies, Journal of Feminist Economics, Gender, Place and Culture, and Progress in Human Geography.