Comprising eight case studies from around the world, this volume investigates the social, political and ethical implications of markets through the specific lens of prices. Drawing on the most recent scholarship in economic anthropology, it represents the first systematic attempt to address...

Klappentext: "Traditionally viewed as an abstraction, the quantative nature of money is essential in evaluating the relationship between monetary systems and society. On the Qualities of Quantity moves beyond abstraction, exploring the conceptual diversity and everyday enactment of money's...

Entangled loyalties : Qiaopi, Chinese community structures, and the state in Southeast Asia / Van Dongen Els -- Qiaopi and politics in modern China and the Chinese diaspora / Gregor Benton, Hong Liu, Huimei Zhang -- Migration and home remittances in the financial market connecting Southeast Asia...