Following a 'standstill
An ethnographic approach to financialization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2247697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Behzad Sarmadi (PhD candidate at the University of Toronto. His dissertation research examines the intersection of splintering urbanism, financialization, and migration., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 13-15 |
| Publication date | 2016-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-540X • E-ISSN: 1467-8322 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-8322.12254 |
| OpenAlex | W2411464938 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
This article addresses Dubai's recent financial crisis, bringing an ethnographic approach to 'financialization'. It does so by repurposing the financial concept of 'standstill'. Focusing on the consequences of the Dubai government's infamous 'standstill announcement', in late 2009, it argues that unpacking the literal and figurative registers of this concept offers insights into the political economy and lived experiences of financial crises
Economics · Economy · Ethnography · Financialization · Linguistics · Literal and figurative language · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Repurposing · Sociology · Unpacking · Anthropology · Banking stability, regulation, efficiency · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Philosophy · Socioeconomic Development in Asia · Finance
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |