Introduction The concept of the “invisible hand” is one of the most frequently invoked yet often misunderstood ideas in social science. Most commonly associated with the economic philosophy of Adam Smith, the term refers to the unintended social benefits of…
Introduction The concept of petty accumulation is a fascinating yet complex phenomenon in sociology. While it may initially appear to be a mundane matter of everyday economics, petty accumulation illuminates many of the deeper dynamics that drive social inequality, class…
Inflation is often introduced in economics textbooks as a technical change in the average price level. Yet price movements do not occur in a social vacuum. They are embedded in historically specific relations of power, culture, and institutions that shape…
Introduction Informational power is the ability to shape what counts as truth, what is rendered visible or invisible, and how problems and solutions are framed by controlling the production, circulation, and interpretation of information. In the twenty‑first century—an era saturated…
Introduction Household work strategy refers to the planned, adaptive approaches that individuals and families use to manage domestic labor within the household. This includes decisions about how chores are distributed, how care responsibilities are managed, how external resources are used,…
Introduction Social policy, broadly defined as the architecture of collective welfare, is intended to secure the social reproduction of populations by cushioning them against the vagaries of markets, life‑course risks, and structural disadvantage. Public health insurance prevents illness from becoming…
Introduction On 6 June 1944, Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy in an operation that would come to symbolise the turning of the Second World War. What began as a high‑stakes military manoeuvre has since been transformed into a potent…
