Global markets and local crafts : Thailand and Costa Rica compared /

Wherry, Frederick F.,

Global markets and local crafts : Thailand and Costa Rica compared / Global markets & local crafts : Thailand & Costa Rica compared Frederick F. Wherry. - 1 online resource (204 pages) : illustrations, maps. - Johns Hopkins studies in globalization . - Johns Hopkins studies in globalization. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-176) and index.

Introduction : making culture or making work? -- The frames and the forces of the market -- Same local traditions, different frames -- The flows of production -- Framing authenticity -- Conclusion : the three Fs of globalization.

9781421403243


Handicraft industries--Thailand.
Handicraft industries--Costa Rica.
Export marketing--Management.
International business enterprises--Marketing.


Electronic books.

HD9999.H363 / T58 2008

338.4/77455