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The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality, Volume I: Towards Understanding of Social and Cultural Complexity
Broadly defined as “ways of getting things done,” the invisible yet powerful concepts of “informal practices” tend to escape articulation in official discourse. These practices include emotion-driven exchanges of gifts or favours and tributes for services, interest-driven know-how (from informal welfare to informal employment), identity-driven practices of solidarity, and power-driven forms of co-optation and control. Yet, the possible paradox of the indiscernibility of these informal practices is their ubiquity. Alena Ledeneva’s wholly unique two-volume work collaborates with over two hundred scholars across five continents, illustrating how informal practices are deeply embedded across the globe yet still remain underestimated in policy-making procedures.
452 pages, Hardcover
Published April 15, 2018
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August 13, 2020
Volume 1 :
Is more about social ties and connections, the network of favour.
Entries are from all over the world, and can be a great case study for ethnographic and anthropology studies as far as I can tell.
The hidden and embedded principles, which remain generally secret and untold are formulated here and endorsed by studies and articles.
You might read it just out of curiosity, a typical journey to other cultures !
Example :
Baksheesh (Middle East, North Africa and
sub- continental Asia)
James McLeod- Hatch
UCL, UK
Baksheesh is prevalent across the Middle East, North Africa and subcontinental Asia; it is even reported in the Balkans. Where translated into English it can be variously described as ‘tipping’, ‘bribery’ or ‘giving alms’, depending on the context (Delahunty 1997).
Is more about social ties and connections, the network of favour.
Entries are from all over the world, and can be a great case study for ethnographic and anthropology studies as far as I can tell.
The hidden and embedded principles, which remain generally secret and untold are formulated here and endorsed by studies and articles.
You might read it just out of curiosity, a typical journey to other cultures !
Example :
Baksheesh (Middle East, North Africa and
sub- continental Asia)
James McLeod- Hatch
UCL, UK
Baksheesh is prevalent across the Middle East, North Africa and subcontinental Asia; it is even reported in the Balkans. Where translated into English it can be variously described as ‘tipping’, ‘bribery’ or ‘giving alms’, depending on the context (Delahunty 1997).
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