John Swetnam
Biographic Data
| ID | 158063 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Swetnam |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Swetnam |
| SIGNATURE | SWETNAM J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Migratory Patterns of Vendors in a Guatemalan Market
What Else Did Indians Have to Do with Their Time? Alternatives to Labor Migration in Prerevolutionary Guatemala
Women and Markets
Peasant marketplaces have enjoyed a reputation as institutions that free women from the sexual discrimination and sexual inequality found in other social contexts. Mintz (1971) argues that market work places a premium on intelligence and decisiveness instead of heavy manual labor, and therefore that market trade tends to be dominated by women. Boserup (1970) has demonstrated that the portion of women in trade is higher than in other occupations i…
Disguised Employment and Development Policy in Peasant Economies
Comment on Barkow
An Ethnographic Test of Class and Pluralist Models of Guatemalan Ethnicity
This paper tests competing class and pluralist paradigms of Guatemalan ethnicity by comparing their ability to predict access to preferred market locations in a biethnic urban marketplace. Analysis of stand location reveals that ethnicity is a far less powerful determinant of success in competition for preferred spots than urban residence among both Indian and Ladino vendors, and that once the greater number of Ladino urban residents is discounte…
Class-Based and Community-Based Ritual Organization in Latin America
Oligopolistic Prices in a Free Market-Antigua Guatemala1
In contrast to Tax's view that Guatemalan markets are perfectly competitive, information on the inventories, costs, and incomes of three Antigua marketers indicates that prices may become fixed at high levels. These prices are the result of a complex of buying and selling practices which result in price control in the absence of either product differentiation or collusion among vendors. This system of pricing is contrasted to the most similar eco…
Oligopolistic Prices in a Free Market-Antigua Guatemala1
In contrast to Tax's view that Guatemalan markets are perfectly competitive, information on the inventories, costs, and incomes of three Antigua marketers indicates that prices may become fixed at high levels. These prices are the result of a complex of buying and selling practices which result in price control in the absence of either product differentiation or collusion among vendors. This system of pricing is contrasted to the most similar eco…
Women and Markets
Peasant marketplaces have enjoyed a reputation as institutions that free women from the sexual discrimination and sexual inequality found in other social contexts. Mintz (1971) argues that market work places a premium on intelligence and decisiveness instead of heavy manual labor, and therefore that market trade tends to be dominated by women. Boserup (1970) has demonstrated that the portion of women in trade is higher than in other occupations i…
What Else Did Indians Have to Do with Their Time? Alternatives to Labor Migration in Prerevolutionary Guatemala
Disguised Employment and Development Policy in Peasant Economies
Class-Based and Community-Based Ritual Organization in Latin America
Oligopolistic Prices in a Free Market-Antigua Guatemala1
In contrast to Tax's view that Guatemalan markets are perfectly competitive, information on the inventories, costs, and incomes of three Antigua marketers indicates that prices may become fixed at high levels. These prices are the result of a complex of buying and selling practices which result in price control in the absence of either product differentiation or collusion among vendors. This system of pricing is contrasted to the most similar eco…
Class-Based and Community-Based Ritual Organization in Latin America
Comment on Barkow
An Ethnographic Test of Class and Pluralist Models of Guatemalan Ethnicity
This paper tests competing class and pluralist paradigms of Guatemalan ethnicity by comparing their ability to predict access to preferred market locations in a biethnic urban marketplace. Analysis of stand location reveals that ethnicity is a far less powerful determinant of success in competition for preferred spots than urban residence among both Indian and Ladino vendors, and that once the greater number of Ladino urban residents is discounte…
Disguised Employment and Development Policy in Peasant Economies
Women and Markets
Peasant marketplaces have enjoyed a reputation as institutions that free women from the sexual discrimination and sexual inequality found in other social contexts. Mintz (1971) argues that market work places a premium on intelligence and decisiveness instead of heavy manual labor, and therefore that market trade tends to be dominated by women. Boserup (1970) has demonstrated that the portion of women in trade is higher than in other occupations i…
What Else Did Indians Have to Do with Their Time? Alternatives to Labor Migration in Prerevolutionary Guatemala
Migratory Patterns of Vendors in a Guatemalan Market
Economics (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · History (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Class (philosophy) (2 works)