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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Narotzky, Susana, editor.

Series:

Anthropology, culture, and society.

Anthropology, culture, and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Europe, Southern.

Poverty.

Poor--Europe, Southern.

Poor.

Europe, Southern--Economic conditions.

Europe, Southern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages).

Place of Publication:

London : 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 wide range 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781786805782

1786805782