Structural conditions shape the temporalities that govern the lives of street sex workers
operating in Châu-Dôc, a small town in Southern Vietnam. These women live each day as …

This book provides a detailed account of the lives of the poor, particularly their use of social
networks to meet everyday needs. Based on fieldwork in Cameroon, the book provides a …

This article seeks to analyse the informal borrowing sources of the poor as well as the
purposes for borrowing. The obsession on characterising the poor as financially excluded …

The power asymmetries operating through debt include not only the domination of conduct
and the extraction of wealth but also unequal struggles to define value. Long-term …

In this study, U. Kalpagam examines the construction of the neoliberal subjectivities of
entrepreneur, consumer, and citizen among women and girls in different contexts of their …

Fishers are often considered as the poorest of the poor, and fishing is seen as the livelihood
of last resort for the poor (Bene and Friend 2011). Fishers are often seen as bonded to …

The issue of household financialisation has gained increased academic and institutional
interest over the past few decades, especially in the context of the recent global economic …

ABSTRACT Across El Alto, Bolivia, a particular kind of graffiti stands out on the walls of
household compounds: startling letters proclaiming deudor moroso (defaulting debtor) …

Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka state in southern India, has undergone rapid
transformation in recent decades, from 'Pensioner's paradise'to 'The city of the future'. At …

„Ehhez mit szólsz…”–írt rám néhány hete Iza, átküldve egy fotót az amúgy már régóta
alapos felújításra szoruló, tavaly néhány százezer forintért megvásárolt, omladozó kicsi …