The moral power of money : morality and economy in the life of urban poor / Ariel Wilkis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilkis, Ariel, author.

Series:

Culture and economic life

Standardized Title:

Sospechas del dinero. English

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Poor--Argentina--Buenos Aires.

Poor.

Money--Moral and ethical aspects--Argentina--Buenos Aires.

Money.

Money--Social aspects--Argentina--Buenos Aires.

Money--Social aspects.

Money--Moral and ethical aspects.

Buenos Aires (Argentina)--Social conditions.

Buenos Aires (Argentina).

Social conditions.

Argentina--Buenos Aires.

Physical Description:

ix, 206 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2018]

Summary:

Looking beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary social interactions, The Moral Power of Money investigates the forces of power and morality at play, particularly among the poor. Drawing on fieldwork in a Buenos Aires slum, Ariel Wilkis argues that money is a critical symbol used to negotiate not only material possessions, but also the political, economic, class, gender, and generational bonds between people. Through vivid accounts of the stark realities of life in Villa Olimpia, Wilkis highlights the interplay of money, morality, and power. Drawing out the theoretical implications of these stories, he proposes a new concept of moral capital based on different kinds, or "pieces," of money. Each chapter covers a different "piece" - money earned from the informal and illegal economies, money lent through family and market relations, money donated with conditional cash transfers, political money that binds politicians and their supporters, sacrificed money offered to the church, and safeguarded money used to support people facing hardships. This book builds an original theory of the moral sociology of money, providing the tools for understanding the role money plays in social life today. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction : money and moral capital

Lent money

Earned money

Donated money

Political money

Sacrificed money

Safeguarded money.

Notes:

Originally published in 2013 in Spanish under the title: Las sospechas del dinero : moral y economía en el mundo popular.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Wilkis, Ariel. Moral power of money.

ISBN:

9781503602861

1503602869

9781503604285

1503604284

OCLC:

984973583