IAFF 6101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6.1: Solidarity, Cultural Capital
12 May 2016
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Economists at the wb writing on culture (under amartya sen"s guidance) Chap 1: relationality, equality of agency and dev. More toward facilitatory anthropology -> culture just as important as economy/politics in dev. Culture is about relationships among individuals, within groups, among groups, between ideas and perspectives. Can be harnessed through its influence on aspirations, coordination of collective action, and ways in which power and agency work within a society. Elite capture leaders holding power and say over distribution of resources. Metis coined by scott, refers to the ignorance of contextualized notion of common sense. Authors take a middle ground cultural theory of markets and goods (douglas), culture and symbolic interaction (geertz), integrates flows of economy and ideas/people (appadurai) Informal constraints are shaped by informal institutions and come from socially transmitted info and are a part of the heritage -> culture.
