The Financialisation of Social Reproduction in the Age of Neoliberalism: From Theory to Case Studies
By (Author) Ben Fine
Contributions by Kate Bayliss
Contributions by Mary Robertson
Contributions by Alfredo Saad-Filho
Haymarket Books
Haymarket Books
18th March 2026
United States
Paperback
302
Width 228mm, Height 152mm
Drawing from research across five countries, this bookpresents a comprehensive theoretical and empirical account of the social impact of financialisation.
Through case studies on housing, water, and health, Ben Fine traces the effects of financialisation on economic and social reproduction, alongside the corresponding material cultures of neoliberalism. Economic is understood as embedded within social reproduction, with neoliberalism, as the current stage of capitalism, fundamentally underpinned by, but not reducible to, the financialisation of everyday life. Considerable emphasis is placed upon the variegated outcomes attached to the neoliberalisation of social reproduction, as highlighted by the comparative study of economic and social provisioning across different countries and sectors.