Making Up the Difference: Women, Beauty, and Direct Selling in Ecuador

by Erynn Casanova

Book Overview

Globalization and economic restructuring have decimated formal jobs in developing countries, pushing many women into informal employment such as direct selling of cosmetics, perfume, and other personal care products as a way to "make up the difference" between household income and expenses. In Ecuador, with its persistent economic crisis and few opportunities for financially and personally rewarding work, women increasingly choose direct selling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292743912
• ISBN13: 9780292743915
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"