{"product_id":"grassroots-economies-living-with-austerity-in-southern-europe-9780745340234","title":"Grassroots Economies: Living with Austerity in Southern Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Susana Narotzky\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Pluto\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Pluto\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Classes \u0026amp; Economic Disparity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.","brand":"Pluto Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45046272491671,"sku":"9780745340234","price":3246.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780745340234.webp?v=1769217848","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/grassroots-economies-living-with-austerity-in-southern-europe-9780745340234","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}