Human Economy Elise Dermineur

Today, I am talking to Keith Hart. Keith needs no introduction. He is a British anthropologist. He has published widely on economic anthropology. He is perhaps best known for his concept of the informal economy and the Human Economy approach. From his apartment in Paris, he answers my questions on the concept of Human Economy.

In this first episode, I am talking to Unathi Kolanisi. Unathi is an associate professor of consumer science at the university of Zululand, in South Africa. Her work focuses on food security. But Unathi has many other interests. One of them is improving the well-being of local rural communities in particular women. In this episode, we are talking about research and community engagement.

In this prologue, I explain what Human Economy is about and what you can expect from the show