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People, Money and Power in the Economic Crisis: Perspectives from the Global South
Keith Hart (Ed.)
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Paperback. Nine case studies -- from Southern Africa, South Asia, Brazil, and Atlantic Africa - examine economic life from the perspective of ordinary people in places that are normally marginal to global discourse, covering a range of class positions from the bottom to the top of society. Editor(s): Hart, Keith; Sharp, John. Series: The Human Economy. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCM; KCX; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
The Cold War was fought between state socialism and the free market. That fluctuating relationship between public power and private money continues today, unfolding in new and unforeseen ways during the economic crisis. Nine case studies -- from Southern Africa, South Asia, Brazil, and Atlantic Africa - examine economic life from the perspective of ordinary people in places that are normally marginal to global discourse, covering a range of class positions from the bottom to the top of society. The authors of these case studies examine people's concrete economic activities and aspirations. By looking at how ... Read more
The Cold War was fought between state socialism and the free market. That fluctuating relationship between public power and private money continues today, unfolding in new and unforeseen ways during the economic crisis. Nine case studies -- from Southern Africa, South Asia, Brazil, and Atlantic Africa - examine economic life from the perspective of ordinary people in places that are normally marginal to global discourse, covering a range of class positions from the bottom to the top of society. The authors of these case studies examine people's concrete economic activities and aspirations. By looking at how ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
The Human Economy
Condition
New
Weight
345g
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785333422
SKU
V9781785333422
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About Keith Hart (Ed.)
Keith Hart is a co-director of the Human Economy Program at the University of Pretoria and Centennial Professor of Economic Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His recent books include The Human Economy: A Citizen's Guide (with Jean-Louis Laville and Antonio David Cattani, 2010) and Economic Anthropology: History, Ethnography, Critique (with Chris Hann, 2011). John ... Read more
Reviews for People, Money and Power in the Economic Crisis: Perspectives from the Global South
[This volume} represents a vital disciplinary turn away from formal institutions toward the ways that individuals, classes, races, or ethnic groups actually navigate and respond to their economic circumstances. As anthropologists, this material should be inspirational, for many reasons among which are an appreciation that informal activities are not unimportant or disorganized activities, that 'subalterns' are not passive in the ... Read more