Thai, Hung Cam

Insufficient funds the culture of money in low-wage transnational families / [Texte imprimé] : Hung Cam Thai - Stanford : Stanford University Press, cop. 2014 - 1 vol. (XIII-285 p.) : couv. ill. ; 24 cm

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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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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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