Format:
1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9789047419600
Series Statement:
Afrika-Studiecentrum series v. 8
Content:
Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The (Post)Colonial Economy And Social Relations -- 3 The Economy Of Development And Social Relations -- 4 Creating Mutuals: Reluctant Solidarity -- 5 Maintaining Mutuals: Hope For Islands Of Trust -- 6 Spending Money: Consumption, Friendship And Friction -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Index.
Content:
This ethnographic study reveals how financial self-help groups (burial societies and credit groups) are islands of hope for Xhosa migrants living in the townships and squatter camps of Cape Town, South Africa. Many are caught up in a sea of insecurity, unemployment, murder, rape, AIDS, and social conflict, entangled with apartheid politics as well as post-apartheid development. Particularly women create these de-politicized social spaces to feel secure and trusted, and know that money is subject to their control. This intimate account challenges romanticized views on urban poverty and solidarity groups. It explores the anxiety among members, the fragility of trust and solidarity, as well as the emergence of conflicts with kin, household members, and neighbours, over desperately needed money
Note:
Revised thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Amsterdam, [2002]
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-189) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004157262 (pbk.)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9004157263 (pbk.)
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Money and violence ISBN 9789004157262(pbk.)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9004157263(pbk.)
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
Keywords:
Hochschulschrift
DOI:
10.1163/ej.9789004157262.i-193
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