Michael S Billig
Biographic Data
| ID | 145308 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael S Billig |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael S |
| FAMILY NAME | Billig |
| SIGNATURE | BILLIG M S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Barons, Brokers, and Buyers: The Institutions and Cultures of Philippine Sugar
This innovative ethnography takes a new approach to the study of Philippine sugar. For much of the late colonial history of the Philippines, sugar was its most lucrative export, the biggest employer, and the greatest source of political influence. The so-called "Sugar Barons"--wealthy hacendero planters located mainly in Central Luzon and on the Visayan island of Negros--gained the reputation as kingmakers and became noted for their lavish lifest…
The Interests of Competing Elites: Fighting over Protectionism and "Free Markets" in Philippine Sugar
Although scholars often view the Philippines as still dominated by rural agrarian elites, this image is increasingly a distortion. Urban industrial, commercial, and financial elites are becoming more and more dominant, both economically and culturally. In this article, I describe a conflict between the sugar and the food processing industries, in which the former advocated that sugar be protected from imports and the latter argued in favor of a "…
Institutions and Culture: Neo-Weberian Economic Anthropology
After a long moribund period, economic anthropology is undergoing a renaissance. There has been a notable resurgence the study of consumption (Miller 1994, 1995, 1997), globalization (Appadurai 1996; Friedman 1995), neo-Marxist political economy (E. Wolf 1982, 1999; Clammer 1985; Roseberry 1988, 1989; Mintz 1985; Donham 1990), ethnographic analyses of particular industries (Attwood 1992; D. Wolf 1992; Janelli 1993; Moberg 1997), economic ideology…
Visayan Vignettes: Ethnographic Traces of a Philippine Island
Syrup in the Wheels of Progress”: The Inefficient Organization of the Philippine Sugar Industry
While the organization of the Philippine sugar industry evolved to promote and balance the short-term interests of planters, millers and traders, it now undermines the industry and threatens the economic fortunes of those who depend upon it. By perpetuating inefficiency and fostering a frenzy of trading that affords inordinate profits for the least productive sector, this structure has become the major obstacle to restoring the Philippines to its…
The Tasaday Controversy: Assessing the Evidence . Thomas N. Headland
The Marriage Squeeze on High-Caste Rajasthani Women
Rajasthan, a large, arid state in northwestern India, is widely known to have an excess of males over females. When we consider how such a high sex ratio usually affects the relative availability of potential spouses (i.e., the marriage market), it seems logical that the scarcity of females would generate a "marriage squeeze"- an asymmetry in the availability of potential spouses-against males and thereby give females an advantage in the marriage…
General/Theoretical Anthropology: The Humanity of Cities: An Introduction to Urban Societies. John Gulick
The Marriage Squeeze on High-Caste Rajasthani Women
Rajasthan, a large, arid state in northwestern India, is widely known to have an excess of males over females. When we consider how such a high sex ratio usually affects the relative availability of potential spouses (i.e., the marriage market), it seems logical that the scarcity of females would generate a "marriage squeeze"- an asymmetry in the availability of potential spouses-against males and thereby give females an advantage in the marriage…
Institutions and Culture: Neo-Weberian Economic Anthropology
After a long moribund period, economic anthropology is undergoing a renaissance. There has been a notable resurgence the study of consumption (Miller 1994, 1995, 1997), globalization (Appadurai 1996; Friedman 1995), neo-Marxist political economy (E. Wolf 1982, 1999; Clammer 1985; Roseberry 1988, 1989; Mintz 1985; Donham 1990), ethnographic analyses of particular industries (Attwood 1992; D. Wolf 1992; Janelli 1993; Moberg 1997), economic ideology…
Syrup in the Wheels of Progress”: The Inefficient Organization of the Philippine Sugar Industry
While the organization of the Philippine sugar industry evolved to promote and balance the short-term interests of planters, millers and traders, it now undermines the industry and threatens the economic fortunes of those who depend upon it. By perpetuating inefficiency and fostering a frenzy of trading that affords inordinate profits for the least productive sector, this structure has become the major obstacle to restoring the Philippines to its…
General/Theoretical Anthropology: The Humanity of Cities: An Introduction to Urban Societies. John Gulick
The Marriage Squeeze on High-Caste Rajasthani Women
Rajasthan, a large, arid state in northwestern India, is widely known to have an excess of males over females. When we consider how such a high sex ratio usually affects the relative availability of potential spouses (i.e., the marriage market), it seems logical that the scarcity of females would generate a "marriage squeeze"- an asymmetry in the availability of potential spouses-against males and thereby give females an advantage in the marriage…
Syrup in the Wheels of Progress”: The Inefficient Organization of the Philippine Sugar Industry
While the organization of the Philippine sugar industry evolved to promote and balance the short-term interests of planters, millers and traders, it now undermines the industry and threatens the economic fortunes of those who depend upon it. By perpetuating inefficiency and fostering a frenzy of trading that affords inordinate profits for the least productive sector, this structure has become the major obstacle to restoring the Philippines to its…
The Tasaday Controversy: Assessing the Evidence . Thomas N. Headland
Visayan Vignettes: Ethnographic Traces of a Philippine Island
Institutions and Culture: Neo-Weberian Economic Anthropology
After a long moribund period, economic anthropology is undergoing a renaissance. There has been a notable resurgence the study of consumption (Miller 1994, 1995, 1997), globalization (Appadurai 1996; Friedman 1995), neo-Marxist political economy (E. Wolf 1982, 1999; Clammer 1985; Roseberry 1988, 1989; Mintz 1985; Donham 1990), ethnographic analyses of particular industries (Attwood 1992; D. Wolf 1992; Janelli 1993; Moberg 1997), economic ideology…
The Interests of Competing Elites: Fighting over Protectionism and "Free Markets" in Philippine Sugar
Although scholars often view the Philippines as still dominated by rural agrarian elites, this image is increasingly a distortion. Urban industrial, commercial, and financial elites are becoming more and more dominant, both economically and culturally. In this article, I describe a conflict between the sugar and the food processing industries, in which the former advocated that sugar be protected from imports and the latter argued in favor of a "…
Barons, Brokers, and Buyers: The Institutions and Cultures of Philippine Sugar
This innovative ethnography takes a new approach to the study of Philippine sugar. For much of the late colonial history of the Philippines, sugar was its most lucrative export, the biggest employer, and the greatest source of political influence. The so-called "Sugar Barons"--wealthy hacendero planters located mainly in Central Luzon and on the Visayan island of Negros--gained the reputation as kingmakers and became noted for their lavish lifest…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Market economy (3 works) · Philippine History and Culture (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Cuban History and Society (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works)