When simplicity becomes complexity: negotiations between a Mennonite enterprising community and the Government of Belize
| Autor: | Michiel Verver, Carel Roessingh |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Organization Sciences, Network Institute, Organization & Processes of Organizing in Society (OPOS) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
| Předmět: |
Economics and Econometrics
Entrepreneurship Religious entrepreneurship Strategy and Management media_common.quotation_subject Indigenous entrepreneurship Ethnic minority entrepreneurship 050109 social psychology Context (language use) Public administration Indigenous State (polity) Originality Old order Mennonites Political science 0502 economics and business 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Business and International Management Rural entrepreneurship media_common Government 05 social sciences Tradition and modernity Belize Negotiation Entrepreneurship in remote communities Settlement (litigation) 050203 business & management Continuity and change |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 16(2), 320-340. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. Roessingh, C & Verver, M 2022, ' When simplicity becomes complexity: negotiations between a Mennonite enterprising community and the Government of Belize ', Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 320-340 . https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-09-2020-0166 |
| ISSN: | 1750-6204 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/JEC-09-2020-0166 |
| Popis: | Purpose A central theme in the literature on entrepreneurship in remote communities – be they religious, indigenous, rural or migrant communities – is the balance between continuity and change or tradition and modernity and the role of entrepreneurship in maintaining or uprooting this balance. The purpose of this paper is to examine this dynamic in the context of Springfield, a small settlement of Old Order Mennonites in Belize, Central America. Design/methodology/approach This study draws on ethnographic research conducted in the Mennonite settlement of Springfield, Belize, between 2002 and 2019, as well as written correspondence with key stakeholders from Springfield. Findings This paper identifies three issues of contention between the Springfield Mennonites and the Belizean state: the agricultural census issue, the buying land issue and the cow tagging issue. Each of these revolves around state demands for assimilation into (digitalized) administrative systems and Mennonite resistance to these demands based on their religious-moral code. This study describes the negotiations around these issues. Originality/value The focus in most literature on entrepreneurship in remote communities is on how internal community dynamics shape the balance between continuity and change and, in extension, the space for entrepreneurship. The originality of the paper lies in shifting the focus to the relationship between the community and external stakeholders, especially the state. |
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