CHOICE IN ECONOMIC CONTEXTS: ETHNOGRAPHIC AND THEORETICAL ENQUIRIES RESEARCH IN ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY Series Editor: Donald C. Wood Volume 20: Research in Economic Anthropology Edited by B. L. Isaac Volume 21: Social Dimensions in the Economic Process Edited by N. Dannhaeuser & C. Werner Volume 22: Anthropological Perspectives on Economic Development and Integration Edited by N. Dannhaeuser & C. Werner Volume 23: Socioeconomic Aspects of Human Behavioral Ecology Edited by M. Alvard Volume 24: Markets and Market Liberalization: Ethnographic Reflections Edited by N. Dannhaeuser & C. Werner RESEARCH IN ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY VOLUME 25 CHOICE IN ECONOMIC CONTEXTS: ETHNOGRAPHIC AND THEORETICAL ENQUIRIES EDITED BY DONALD C. WOOD Department of Social Medicine, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan Amsterdam – Boston – Heidelberg – London – New York – Oxford Paris – San Diego – San Francisco – Singapore – Sydney – Tokyo JAIPressisanimprintofElsevier JAIPressisanimprintofElsevier TheBoulevard,LangfordLane,Kidlington,OxfordOX51GB,UK Radarweg29,POBox211,1000AEAmsterdam,TheNetherlands 525BStreet,Suite1900,SanDiego,CA92101-4495,USA Firstedition2007 Copyrightr2007ElsevierLtd.Allrightsreserved Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeanselectronic,mechanical,photocopying, recordingorotherwisewithoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher PermissionsmaybesoughtdirectlyfromElsevier’sScience&TechnologyRights DepartmentinOxford,UK:phone(+44)(0)1865843830;fax(+44)(0)1865853333; email:permissions@elsevier.com.Alternativelyyoucansubmityourrequestonlineby visitingtheElsevierwebsiteathttp://elsevier.com/locate/permissions,andselecting ObtainingpermissiontouseElseviermaterial Notice Noresponsibilityisassumedbythepublisherforanyinjuryand/ordamagetopersons orpropertyasamatterofproductsliability,negligenceorotherwise,orfromanyuse oroperationofanymethods,products,instructionsorideascontainedinthematerial herein.Becauseofrapidadvancesinthemedicalsciences,inparticular,independent verificationofdiagnosesanddrugdosagesshouldbemade BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationData AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-1375-4 ISBN-10: 0-7623-1375-7 ISSN: 0190-1281(Series) ForinformationonallJAIPresspublications visitourwebsiteatbooks.elsevier.com PrintedandboundinTheNetherlands 07 08 09 10 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 CONTENTS LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ix INTRODUCTION Donald C. Wood 1 PART I: MIGRATION AND LABOR MIGRATION IN TIMES OF GLOBALIZATION: THE CENTRAL VALLEYS OF OAXACA, MEXICO Martha W. Rees 27 SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF FOREIGN LABORERS IN A MEATPACKING FACTORY IN RURAL SOUTHERN TAIWAN Winston Tseng 51 TOHIREAN‘‘ALBANIAN’’:HOUSEHOLDECONOMY AND IMMIGRATION IN RURAL GREECE Christopher M. Lawrence 75 PART II: MARKETS AND MARKETING ‘‘THIS IS DIFFERENT, THIS IS THE PLAZA’’: SPACE, GENDER, AND TACTICS IN THE WORK OF MOROCCAN TOURIST SECTOR HENNA ARTISANS Patricia L. Kelly Spurles 99 v vi CONTENTS ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY OF BANGKOK GO-GO BARS: RISK AND OPPORTUNITY IN A BAZAAR-TYPE MARKET FOR INTERPERSONALLY EMBEDDED SERVICES Jumpei Ichinosawa 125 TRANSNATIONAL CONSUMER GOODS CORPORATIONS IN EGYPT: REACHING TOWARDS THE MASS MARKET Michaela Kehrer 151 CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF DEATH IN A COMMERCIALCONTEXT:THEFUNERALBUSINESS IN PRESENT-DAY JAPAN Daisuke Tanaka 173 PART III: LOCAL RESPONSES TO MARKET SHIFTS AND EXPANSION IN LATIN AMERICA THE EFFECT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ON FICTIVE KIN CHOICE PATTERNS IN RURAL PARAGUAY Christina Turner 201 WAYU´ U CRAFTS: A DILEMMA OF CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT Andre´s Marroquı´n Gramajo 217 PART IV: KARL POLANYI AND THE CRITIQUE OF FORMALISM IN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS KARL POLANYI ON THE LIMITATIONS OF FORMALISM IN ECONOMICS James Ronald Stanfield, Michael C. Carroll and 241 Mary V. Wrenn Contents vii CHOICE AND THE SUBSTANTIVIST/FORMALIST DEBATE: A FORMAL PRESENTATION OF THREE SUBSTANTIVIST CRITICISMS Justin A. Elardo and Al Campbell 267 THE END OF POTLATCH: AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL APPROACH TO NOSTROMO Tama´s Juha´sz 285 This page intentionally left blank LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Al Campbell Department of Economics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA Michael C. Carroll Center for Regional Development, Bowling Green State University, OH, USA Justin A. Elardo Department of Economics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA Andre´s Marroquı´n Department of Economics, George Gramajo Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA Jumpei Ichinosawa Department of Cultural Anthropology, The University of Tokyo, Japan Tama´s Juha´sz Department of English, Ka´roli Ga´spa´r University, Budapest, Hungary Michaela Kehrer Institute for Social Anthropology, Free University, Berlin, Germany Patricia L. Kelly Spurles Department of Anthropology, Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB, Canada Christopher M. Department of Sociology, Lawrence Anthropology and Social Work, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, USA Martha Woodson Rees Department of Anthropology, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA ix