Abstract

CUNHA, Luís. Dynamics and processes of economic transformation: from contraband to the coffee industry in Campo Maior. Etnográfica [online]. 2006, vol.10, n.2, pp.251-262. ISSN 0873-6561.

The porosity of the subterranean economy and formal economies was apparent in the traditional cross border Portuguese and Spanish smuggling activities. By focusing on two distinct historical periods (1930-40 and 1970-80), we will account for the social dynamics associated with smuggled goods, and we will explore how that underground activity generated the prosperous industry that until today affects the everyday life in the town of Campo Maior until today.

Keywords : informal economies; contraband and smuggling; social dynamics; coffee; Campo Maior.

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