Begging As a Path to Progress

Begging As a Path to Progress
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Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Total Pages : 163
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ISBN-10 : 9780820337036
ISBN-13 : 082033703X
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Download or read book Begging As a Path to Progress written by Kate Swanson and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1992, Calhuas, an isolated Andean town, got its first road. Newly connected to Ecuador's large cities, Calhuas experienced rapid social-spatial change, which Kate Swanson richly describes in Begging as a Path to Progress. Based on nineteen months of fieldwork, Swanson's study pays particular attention to the ideas and practices surrounding youth. While begging seems to be inconsistent with--or even an affront to--ideas about childhood in the developed world, Swanson demonstrates that the majority of income earned from begging goes toward funding Ecuadorian children's educations in hopes of securing more prosperous futures. Examining beggars' organized migration networks, as well as the degree to which children can express agency and fulfill personal ambitions through begging, Swanson argues that Calhuas's beggars are capable of canny engagement with the forces of change. She also shows how frequent movement between rural and urban Ecuador has altered both, masculinizing the countryside and complicating the Ecuadorian conflation of whiteness and cities. Finally, her study unpacks ongoing conflicts over programs to "clean up" Quito and other major cities, noting that revanchist efforts have had multiple effects--spurring more dangerous transnational migration, for example, while also providing some women and children with tourist-friendly local spaces in which to sell a notion of Andean authenticity.


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