Thrift and Its Paradoxes: From Domestic to Political Economy (Max Planck Studies in Anthropology and Economy #10)

By: Catherine Alexander and Daniel Sosna

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Synopsis: Thrift is a central concern for most people, especially in turbulent economic times. It is both an economic and an ethical logic of frugal living, saving and avoiding waste for long-term kin care. These logics echo the ancient ideal of household self-sufficiency, contrasting with capitalism’s wasteful present-focused growth. But thrift now exceeds domestic matters straying across scales to justify public expenditure cuts. Through a wide range of ethnographic contexts this book explores how practices and moralities of thrift are intertwined with austerity, debt, welfare, and patronage across various social and temporal scales and are constantly re-negotiated at the nexus of socio-economic, religious, and kinship ideals and praxis.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781800734630
Related ISBNs:: 9781800734623
Publisher:: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Date of Addition:: 04/08/22
Copyrighted By:: Catherine Alexander and Daniel Sosna
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
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Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Catherine Alexander
Edited by:: Daniel Sosna