Navigating design and innovation hegemonies in Chilean crafts.
Amidst the industrial decline in South America in the 1980s, and the failure of economic development projects, perspectives have shifted from industrialisation towards a focus on human development 'by design' and the empowerment of craftsmanship. In Chile, interactions between design and craft have...
| Publicado en: | Third World Quarterly Vol. 47; no. 9; pp. 1842 - 1864 |
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Jun2026
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