{"product_id":"entrepreneurs-and-parasites-the-struggle-for-indigenous-capitalism-in-zaire-paperback-9781107634909","title":"Entrepreneurs and Parasites; The Struggle for Indigenous Capitalism in Zaïre (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107634909","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEntrepreneurs and Parasites\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Struggle for Indigenous Capitalism in Zaïre\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1987, this book demonstrates the emergence of an indigenous bourgeoisie of local capitalists without political position in Zaire.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJanet MacGaffey (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107634909, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 May 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.3 x 1.4 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1987, this book used data from Kisangani, Upper Zaire and North Kivu to demonstrate the emergence of an indigenous bourgeoisie of local capitalists without political position. These entrepreneurs invested in productive enterprise for the local market, managed and expanded their business in rational capitalist fashion, and were reproducing themselves as a class. The text discusses how the spiralling economic crisis in Zaire resulted in a severe decline in the administrative capacity of the state, but also opened up opportunities for social mobility. Reliance on anthropological methods of intensive fieldwork, personal contacts and collection of case histories created the basis for this study, forming an ethnography of local class formation and struggle.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables\u003cbr\u003e List of illustrations, maps and figures\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Indigenous capitalism in peripheral economies: some theoretical considerations\u003cbr\u003e 2. The political and economic context: from colonial oppression to the fend for yourself present\u003cbr\u003e 3. Business and class in Kisangani\u003cbr\u003e 4. Opportunities for capital accumulation: the emergence of an indigenous bourgeoisie\u003cbr\u003e 5. Opportunities for capital accumulation: fending for oneself in the second economy\u003cbr\u003e 6. Long-distance trade, smuggling and the new commercial class: the Nande of North Kivu\u003cbr\u003e 7. Gender and class formation: businesswomen in Kisangani\u003cbr\u003e 8. State, class and power: the effect of administrative decline on class formation\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. Population figures\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Microeconomics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Microeconomics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Microeconomics%20%5BKCC%5D%22\"\u003eKCC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005820096792,"sku":"9781107634909","price":29.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107634909i_69eb4a9a-ece8-4efd-bcfe-6f68940f9b86.jpg?v=1696780917","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/entrepreneurs-and-parasites-the-struggle-for-indigenous-capitalism-in-zaire-paperback-9781107634909","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}