ISBN:
9781805390046
Language:
English
Pages:
xvi, 216 Seiten
,
Diagramme, Karten
Series Statement:
Max Planck studies in anthropology and economy Volume 11
Series Statement:
Max Planck studies in anthropology and economy
Keywords:
Entrepreneurship
;
Globalisierung
Abstract:
Presenting a new interpretation of entrepreneurial behaviour, this book focuses on how entrepreneurs consider the future. The study theorizes entrepreneurial behaviour as ‘future-work’: the social practices, language and rituals through which entrepreneurs neutralize or smoothen future unknowns. The study is grounded in ethnographic case material from global frontiers: second-hand car dealers in West Africa; exporters of fresh fish from Lake Victoria, East Africa; farmed fish entrepreneurs in Greece; and investment bankers in Financial America. It targets students and scholars from the social sciences and economics, and it has theoretical and practical implications.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.3167/9781805390046
