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Insufficient funds : the culture of money in low-wage transnational families /

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Autore principale: Thai, Hung Cam, 1976- (Autore)
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014]
Soggetti:
Vietnamese > United States > Economic conditions.
Vietnamese > United States > Social conditions.
Immigrants > Family relationships > United States.
Immigrants > Family relationships > Vietnam.
Money > Social aspects > United States.
Money > Social aspects > Vietnam.
Families > Economic aspects > United States.
Families > Economic aspects > Vietnam.
Transnationalism > Social aspects > United States.
Transnationalism > Social aspects > Vietnam.
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Sommario:
  • Six tales of migrant money
  • The making of a transnational expenditure cascade
  • Money as a currency of care
  • The migrant provider role
  • The American dream in Vietnam
  • Compensatory consumption
  • Emulative consumption
  • The cyclical entrenchment of monetary habits
  • The high price of esteem consumption
  • Tall promises
  • Conclusion : special money in low-wage transnational families.

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