| Grassroots Economies Contributor(s): Narotzky, Susana (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0745340229 ISBN-13: 9780745340227 Publisher: Pluto Press (UK) OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.09 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The austerity crisis has radically altered the economic landscape of Southern Europe. But alongside the decimation of public services and infrastructure lies the wreckage of a generation's visions for the future. In Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal, there is a new, difficult reality of downward mobility. Grassroots Economies interrogates the effects of the economic crisis on the livelihood of working people, providing insight into their anxieties. Drawing on a rich seam of ethnographic material, it is a distinctive comparative analysis that explores the contradictions of their coping mechanisms and support structures. With a focus on gender, the book explores values and ideologies, including dispossession and accumulation. Ultimately it demonstrates that everyday interactions on the local scale provide a significant sense of the global. |