Grassroots Economies
Author | : Susana Narotzky |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2020 |
ISBN-10 | : 1786805774 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781786805775 |
Rating | : 4/5 (775 Downloads) |
Download or read book Grassroots Economies written by Susana Narotzky and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.