Challenges to socio-economic research in a changing society - with a special focus on Greenland

The process of changes in Arctic societies has been from a cultural order to an economic order, and from a closed society based on barter and subsistence to a society based on economic exchange through monetary means. Consequently, understanding the currents of change requires a definite focus on th...

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Main Authors: Poppel, Birger, Rasmussen, Rasmus Ole, Winther, Gorm
Other Authors: Müller-Wille, Ludger, Kingsley, Michael C. S., Stach Nielsen, Søren
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: INUSSUK 2005
Subjects:
Arctic
Greenland
Online Access:https://forskning.ruc.dk/da/publications/61411c10-52ca-11db-b97a-000ea68e967b
https://hdl.handle.net/1800/61411c10-52ca-11db-b97a-000ea68e967b
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Summary:The process of changes in Arctic societies has been from a cultural order to an economic order, and from a closed society based on barter and subsistence to a society based on economic exchange through monetary means. Consequently, understanding the currents of change requires a definite focus on the ongoing socio-economic dynamics.

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