Food banks and the production of scarcity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8963702 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jon May (0000-0001-7439-9200, School of Geography Queen Mary University of London London UK, corresponding author), Andrew Williams (0000-0001-8724-0856, School of Geography and Planning Cardiff University Cardiff UK), Paul Cloke (0000-0003-2679-1915, School of Geography University of Exeter Exeter UK), Liev Cherry (0009-0000-9554-3259, School of Geography Queen Mary University of London London UK) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 208-222 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/tran.12340 |
| OpenAlex | W2969665510 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 30 |
| References cited | 44 |
This paper contributes to critical discussions of austerity by examining the constructions of scarcity that underpin it. Specifically, it shows how notions of scarcity (re)emergent in a period of austerity have shaped materially insufficient and stigmatising welfare systems. We do this through the example of UK food banks. We suggest that under austerity a particular moral economy of scarcity has become embedded at the level of common sense, including in the common sense of many of those distributing food aid. In UK food banks this moral economy is shaped by images of the “empty cupboard” and discourses of absolute hunger which normalise practices of (self)rationing and exacerbate food insecurity. Tracing attempts by some food bank managers and volunteers to challenge this moral economy, we conclude with a critical agenda for academics and practitioners to rethink relationships between welfare, austerity, and scarcity
Austerity · Economic growth · Economics · Market economy · Moral economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rationing · Scarcity · Welfare · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Obesity and Health Practices
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| Unique citing works | 30 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |