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This
book addresses the global–local tension evident in much work on
development issues, through the example of fresh food markets in Papua
New Guinea. A key feature of the book is the author’s skilful and
inventive interweaving of theoretical constructs with a detailed
ethnography of marketing networks, at the rural village and the urban
market-place, as well as in the ‘spaces in between’. It shows the
rural community not as an isolated universe, but as consisting of
dynamic linkages and networks which extend way beyond the locality. At
the same time, local actors with their own agendas and interpretations
of the metanarrative of ‘development’ are shown to be crucially
important for shaping the outcome of the market integration process.
This work is of relevance to geographers, anthropologists, sociologists
and economists dealing with development issues. It is also an important
read for Oceanianists/Melanesianists as it tackles processes and
problems, which few ethnographers, who have worked in Papua New Guinea,
have made their central concern. The book is suitable for courses in
development studies, geography and human ecology, and Oceanic studies,
at advanced undergraduate or postgraduate level. While it deals with
complex theoretical issues, it is written in a clear and accessible
language. This makes the book a worthwhile read also for those outside
of academia, for instance in government or international agencies, who
work with rural development issues and design and monitor development
projects. Published
by NIAS Press |
