@article{fdi:010089692,
  title = {{D}ebt and the politics of numbers: hegemonic numbers, political numbers, ordinary numbers},
  author = {{G}u{\'e}rin, {I}sabelle and {V}enkatasubramanian, {G}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{N}umbers are both shaped by and constitutive of a certain vision of the world, and household debt is no exception. {F}inancialized capitalism relies on hegemonic numbers that serve the economic and political interests of state government and the financial industry, which see and measure debt as a market ripe for development. {I}n the face of this, it is crucial to build alternative numbers. {T}he political numbers of debt conceive debt as a power relation, and quantify the degrees of financial exploitation that hegemonic numbers are blind to. {O}rdinary numbers seek to reflect what matters the most to ordinary people. {T}hey conceive of debt as a relationship of social interdependence, which can be a source of power, hierarchy and exploitation, but also of mutual aid, reciprocity and dignity. {F}ar from functioning in silos, hegemonic numbers, political numbers and ordinary numbers have shifting boundaries. {T}his article, based on twenty years of research in {I}ndia conducted by a {F}ranco-{I}ndian team of economists and anthropologists, exposes and contributes to the politics of numbers in the field of debt.},
  keywords = {{D}ebt ; method ; anthropology ; politics of numbers ; {I}ndia ; {B}54 ; 018 ; {P}00 ; {Z}1 ; {INDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}eview of {P}olitical {E}conomy},
  volume = {36},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {481--499},
  ISSN = {0953-8259},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1080/09538259.2024.2318959},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010089692},
}