Migration, Micro-Business and Tourism in Thailand: Highlanders in the City
- ISBN-10
- 131536364X
- ISBN-13
- 9781315363646
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 168
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-12-08
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Author
- Alexander Trupp
Description
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Ethnic minorities and street vendors in Thailand's tourist areas -- Highlanders in the city -- Street vendors as micro-entrepreneurs -- The structure of the book -- 2 Conceptual foundations and methodology -- Understanding mobilities, agency, and embeddedness -- Field research and data collection -- Data analysis -- 3 Thailand and the ethnic minority context -- The making of a 'hilltribe problem' -- The Akha -- 4 Ethnic tourism and the evolution of micro-businesses in urban contexts -- From hillside to roadside -- Moving on to Bangkok and the beachside -- The development of Akha souvenirs -- 5 Opportunities and constraints -- Economic structures and market conditions -- Politico-legal structures -- 6 Differences within: Migration, vending, and gender -- Types of migrants and migration -- Vending styles -- Gendered practices -- 7 Social dimensions of economic action -- Mobilizing insider relations -- Mobilizing outsider relations -- 8 Strategies and dilemmas in the field of urban souvenir businesses -- Social cohesion versus competition and individualization -- Politico-legal constraints versus mobility -- Economic opportunities versus exploitation -- Cultural capital versus discrimination -- Outlook -- Index.
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