@article{809007, author = {Tassi, Nico,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/809007}, title = {The native world-system : an ethnography of Bolivian Aymara traders in the global economy /}, abstract = {"Based on years of fieldwork, this ethnography of the Bolivian Aymara trading system and its networks and economic strategies examines one of the most up-and-coming forms of indigenous entrepreneurship on the American continent, in a region where the indigenous population is still stigmatized for being associated with poverty and backward ways. In doing so, it illuminates a critical dynamic of globalization that is taking place behind the scenes. By analyzing Aymara economic institutions and networks and their concepts and practices of business management, The Native World-System describes a system in which indigenous sociopolitical structures and religious values and beliefs are interwoven with an advanced economic practice, specialized technological know-how, and global networks."--Publisher's website.}, recid = {809007}, pages = {x, 246 pages :}, }