An anthropological economy of debt
Résumé
Debt is often thought of as a mere economic variable governed by a simplistic mechanical logic, ignoring its other facets. Whose debt, and debt of what exactly ? This volume analyzes debt as a political and social construct, with a multiplicity of purposes and agents. All of these are vectors of meanings that are highly diverse, and of subtle distinctions ; they show that debt is a transverse phenomenon, cutting across spaces that are not merely economic but also domestic, social and political. Each contributor takes a fresh view of the subject, dealing with debt at a different time, in a different society, on a different scale of observation. By adopting a determinedly interdisciplinary approach, the authors reveal in the phenomenon of debt a diversity of social and gendered determinants that amount in some cases to domination, allegiance or slavery, and in others to solidarity and emancipation. Debt is at one and the same time shared, imposed, political and gendered.
Mots clés
ENDETTEMENT
ANTHROPOLOGIE SOCIALE
ANTHROPOLOGIE ECONOMIQUE
THEORIE
RAPPORTS SOCIAUX
SACRE
DROIT
DROIT COUTUMIER
DOMINATION
DEPENDANCE ECONOMIQUE
ECHANGE
ACCES AU CREDIT
PRET
EPARGNE
MONNAIE
MARCHE FINANCIER
ETAT
ENTREPRISE
POLITIQUE ECONOMIQUE
BANQUE
PETROLE
FEMME
ROLE DES FEMMES
CRISE ECONOMIQUE
CAPITALISME
COMMUNISME
HISTOIRE ECONOMIQUE
DETTE
DETTE EXTERIEURE
MICROCREDIT
MICROFINANCE
NEOLIBERALISME
CONTRAT
ENTREPRENEUR
FAILLITE
ALGERIE
MALI
BAMAKO
SENEGAL
BURKINA FASO
SAINT LOUIS
MAROC
EUROPE
GRECE
ROUMANIE
ASIE
INDE
CHINE
AMERIQUE LATINE
EQUATEUR
NICARAGUA