Neoliberal times: Progress, boredom, and shame among young men in urban Ethiopia

American Ethnologist

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 659-673

  Mains, Daniel ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Migration; Neoliberal; Progress; Time; Unemployment; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 35048869068     PISSN: 00940496     EISSN: 15481425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ae.2007.34.4.659     Document Type: Article

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