Navigating Austerity addresses a key policy question of our era:
what happens to society and the environment when austerity
dominates political and economic life? To get to the heart of this
issue, Laura Bear tells the stories of boatmen, shipyard workers,
hydrographers, port bureaucrats and river pilots on the Hooghly
River, a tributary of the Ganges that flows into the Bay of Bengal
and Indian Ocean. Through their accounts, Bear traces the hidden
currents of state debt crises and their often devastating effects.
Taking the reader on a voyage along the river, Bear reveals how
bureaucrats, entrepreneurs and workers navigate austerity policies.
Their attempts to reverse the decline of ruined public
infrastructures, environments and urban spaces lead Bear to argue
for a radical rethinking of economics according to a social
calculus. This is a critical measure derived from the ethical
concerns of people affected by national policies. It places issues
of redistribution and inequality at the fore of public and
environmental plans. Concluding with proposals for restoring more
just long term social obligations, Bear suggests new practices of
state financing and ways to democratize fiscal policy. Her aim is
to transform sovereign debt from a financial problem into a widely
debated ethical and political issue. Navigating Austerity
contributes to policy studies as well as to the understanding of
today's global injustices. It also develops new theories about the
significance of state debt, speculation and time for contemporary
capitalism. Sited on a single body of water flowing with rhythms of
circulation, renewal and transformation, this ambitious and
accessible book will be of interest to specialists and general
readers.
General
| Imprint: |
Stanford University Press
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Anthropology of Policy |
| Release date: |
August 2015 |
| First published: |
2015 |
| Authors: |
Laura Bear
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth
|
| Pages: |
264 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8047-8947-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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| LSN: |
0-8047-8947-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780804789479 |
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