Baias, bisnis, and betel nut: The place of traders in the making of a melanesian market

Sharp, Timothy

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Baias, bisnis, and betel nut: The place of traders in the making of a melanesian market

Date

2013

Authors

Sharp, Timothy

Publisher

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd

Abstract

Purpose: This chapter examines the interactions among wholesale betel nut traders within Papua New Guinea's (PNG's) flourishing, contemporary, and indigenous betel nut trade. It explores the nature of the "social embeddedness" of the trade and how particu