Grassroots economies : living with austerity in Southern Europe / Susana Narotzky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Narotzky, Susana, Editor.

Contributor:

Narotzky, Susana, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Europe, Southern.

Poverty.

Poor--Europe, Southern.

Poor.

Europe, Southern--Economic conditions.

Europe, Southern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1

Place of Publication:

Pluto Press 2020

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Abbreviations Series Preface 1. Introduction: Grassroots Economics in Europe - Susana Narotzky Part I: Making a Living Part II: Social Reproduction Part III: Experiencing and Embodying Austerity

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78680-577-4

OCLC:

1199008216