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Moral economy in a global era: the politics of provisions during contemporary food price spikes (2014)
Journal Article
Hossain, N., & Kalita, D. (2014). Moral economy in a global era: the politics of provisions during contemporary food price spikes. The Journal of Peasant Studies, 41(5), 815-831. https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2014.895328

The wave of food riots since 2007 revived interest in why people protest in periods of dearth, yet research has to date failed to make sense of the political cultures of food protests. The concept of the moral economy in European history is explored... Read More about Moral economy in a global era: the politics of provisions during contemporary food price spikes.

Conditionality and human rights (2014)
Digital Artefact
Standing, G. (2014). Conditionality and human rights. [United Nations Research Institute for Social Development]

O precariado e a luta de classes (2014)
Journal Article
Standing, G. (2014). O precariado e a luta de classes. Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, 9-24. https://doi.org/10.4000/+rccs.5521

A economia mundial encontra‑se em plena Transformação Global, produzindo uma nova estrutura de classes a nível global. Está a surgir uma nova classe – o precariado –, que se caracteriza por incerteza e insegurança crónicas. Embora o precariado esteja... Read More about O precariado e a luta de classes.

The precariat and class struggle (2014)
Report
Standing, G. The precariat and class struggle

The world economy is in the midst of a Global Transformation that is producing a new global class structure. A new class is emerging – the precariat – characterised by chronic uncertainty and insecurity. Although the precariat is still a class‑in‑the... Read More about The precariat and class struggle.

Rural change and multidimensional analysis of farm’s vulnerability: a case study in a protected area of semi-arid northern Nicaragua (2014)
Journal Article
Ravera, F., David, T., & Siciliano, G. (2014). Rural change and multidimensional analysis of farm’s vulnerability: a case study in a protected area of semi-arid northern Nicaragua. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 16, 873-901. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-014-9531-z

This paper presents an empirical research in a protected area of northern Nicaragua, aimed at: (a) classifying predominant narratives surrounding present and future pathways of the local rural system, drivers of change, features of livelihoods’ vulne... Read More about Rural change and multidimensional analysis of farm’s vulnerability: a case study in a protected area of semi-arid northern Nicaragua.