Camps and Encampments
Two Economies with Contrary Principles
Pages 92 to 99
Cite this article
- BERNARDOT, Marc,
- COUSIN, Grégoire,
- LE MARCHAND, Arnaud
- and MÉSINI, Béatrice,
- Bernardot, Marc.,
- et al.
- Bernardot, M.,
- Cousin, G.,
- Le Marchand, A.
- and Mésini, B.
https://doi.org/10.3917/mult.064.0092
Cite this article
- Bernardot, M.,
- Cousin, G.,
- Le Marchand, A.
- and Mésini, B.
- Bernardot, Marc.,
- et al.
- BERNARDOT, Marc,
- COUSIN, Grégoire,
- LE MARCHAND, Arnaud
- and MÉSINI, Béatrice,
https://doi.org/10.3917/mult.064.0092
Camps provide forced labor to the powers that institute them, while encampments self-manage productive opportunities and chance meetings. This article surveys several current cases of forced labor camps around the world, as well as several historical examples of locking up qualified workforce, exploited within a local economy. The current management of migrations by mass incarceration involves large firms and associations struggling to win new markets. In encampments, on the other hand, the material and monetary resources mobilized are limited, but the installation depends on available social and relational resources. The distinction between camps and encampments, formal and informal economies, are porous, as illustrated, with a few examples from the Paris region.