Empresarios, minas y campesinos: Restrictions and options in Bolivian mining companies

The most distinguished anthropological studies on risk have a common characteristic: peasant agriculture. Anthropologists delight in pointing to the "institutional context" (Wolf 1969; XV) and the farming techniques used by peasants to reduce the chances of crop failure and market uncertai...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Godoy, Ricardo A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1985
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Católica San Pablo
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Católica San Pablo
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.ucsp.edu.pe:article/1019
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucsp.edu.pe/index.php/Allpanchis/article/view/1019
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:empresarios
mineros
campesinos
peasants
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Sumario:The most distinguished anthropological studies on risk have a common characteristic: peasant agriculture. Anthropologists delight in pointing to the "institutional context" (Wolf 1969; XV) and the farming techniques used by peasants to reduce the chances of crop failure and market uncertainties. A partial list of such techniques includes: inter-row planting, plot dispersal, and planting of different species or varieties of the same crop. Social mechanisms to reduce uncertainty include patron-client relationships, sharecropping, redistribution of land and crops, reciprocity in food and labor, and strategic marriage alliances.