Introduction

Development and ChangeVolume 18, Issue 2 p. 197-214 Free Access Introduction Jane I. Guyer, Jane I. Guyer Associate Professor of Anthropology at Boston University. Her publications include Family and Farm in Southern Cameroon (1984), Feeding African Cities. Studies in Regional Social History (1987) and articles on households and the division of labour.Search for more papers by this authorPauline E. Peters, Pauline E. Peters Holds a joint appointment in the Department of Anthropology and the Institute for International Development at Harvard University. Her recent publications include 'Struggles over Water, Struggles over Meaning: Cattle Water and the State in Southern Africa', Africa (1984); and 'Household Management in Botswana: Cattle, Crops and Wage Labor', in Moock(1986).Search for more papers by this author Jane I. Guyer, Jane I. Guyer Associate Professor of Anthropology at Boston University. Her publications include Family and Farm in Southern Cameroon (1984), Feeding African Cities. Studies in Regional Social History (1987) and articles on households and the division of labour.Search for more papers by this authorPauline E. Peters, Pauline E. Peters Holds a joint appointment in the Department of Anthropology and the Institute for International Development at Harvard University. Her recent publications include 'Struggles over Water, Struggles over Meaning: Cattle Water and the State in Southern Africa', Africa (1984); and 'Household Management in Botswana: Cattle, Crops and Wage Labor', in Moock(1986).Search for more papers by this author First published: April 1987 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7660.1987.tb00269.xCitations: 126 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.