What became the post-War era's "less developed countries" (LDCs) varied enormously in their pre- modern or pre-industrial economic conditions. We hypothesize that if these countries are arrayed on a continuum of pre-industrial development such as that of the demographer Ester Boserup, countries...

What became the post-War era’s “less developed countries” (LDCs) varied enormously in their pre- modern or pre-industrial economic conditions. We hypothesize that if these countries are arrayed on a continuum of pre-industrial development such as that of the demographer Ester Boserup,...

Introduction / Alan Smart and Josephine Smart -- Petty production : the enduring alternative / Hill Gates -- Movers and fixers : historical forms of exploitation and the marketing of a regional economy in Spain / Gavin Smith and Susana Narotzky -- Flexibility for whom? : small-scale garment...

Intro -- Petty Capitalists and Globalization: Flexibility, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development -- Contents -- Illustrations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Petty Production: The Enduring Alternative -- 3. Movers and Fixers: Historical Forms of Exploitation and the Marketing of a Regional Economy...