Everyday family experiences of the financial crisis: Getting by in the recent economic recession

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 305-330

  Hally, Sarah Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumption; Ethnography; Family; Financial crisis; Financialisation; Recession

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; ETHNOGRAPHY; FAMILY STRUCTURE; FINANCIAL CRISIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84987973919     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbv007     Document Type: Article

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