In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology and Sociology of Development:

President of the committee:

• Mr Rafael Sanchez, Senior Lecturer

Members of the committee:

• Ms Shalini Randeria, Professor, Thesis Co-Supervisor
• Mr Filipe Calvão, Associate Professor, Thesis Co-Supervisor
• Mr Rafael Sanchez, Senior Lecturer, Internal Reader
• Ms Mukulika Banerjee, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK