West Africa's agriculture has, for 150 years, been heavily geared toward export, yet the region is one of the world's poorest. Keith Hart examines this question, focusing particularly on how this situation has affected the indigenous peoples of West Africa. Commerce has grown impressively, but produ[...]

This book is a new introduction to the history and practice of economic anthropology by two leading authors in the field. They show that anthropologists have contributed to understanding the three great questions of modern economic history: development, socialism and one-world capitalism. In doing s[...]

The global financial crisis has renewed concern about whether capitalist markets are the best way of organizing economic life. Based on decades of engaged research, this title brings a fresh economic vision to general readers. It is suitable for students of the contemporary world.[...]