Grassroots Economies (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780745340227)

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.

Author: Susana Narotzky
ISBN-10: 0745340229
ISBN-13: 9780745340227
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Language: English
Published: 10/20/2020
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d