Why do some people invoke the law (or resist it) as a way to solve their problems and achieve more stability in life, only to end up in another challenging and uncertain situation? This book offers an original understanding of the important, but understudied, paradoxical effects of law on the survival strategies of Vietnamese people who are caught to live and work in precarious circumstances. It demonstrates how precarity influences the way people perceive, engage with, or resist the law; yet law, at the same time, creates and reinforces such a condition. Understanding the mutually reinforcing relationship between law and precarity sheds a new light on the way law enables individuals to better their condition but ultimately makes matters worse rather than better. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of law and society, political economy, anthropology, and Asian studies.
| ISBN: | 9781009180498 |
| Publication date: | 26th June 2025 |
| Author: | Tu Phuong Nguyen |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 181 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Studies in Law and Society |
| Genres: |
Political / Legal Thrillers Ethnic studies Political economy Law and society, sociology of law Employment and labour law: general |
Why do some people invoke the law (or resist it) as a way to solve their problems and achieve more stability in life, only to end up in another challenging and uncertain situation? This book offers an original understanding of the important, but understudied, paradoxical effects of law on the survival strategies of Vietnamese people who are caught to live and work in precarious circumstances. It demonstrates how precarity influences the way people perceive, engage with, or resist the law; yet law, at the same time, creates and reinforces such a condition. Understanding the mutually reinforcing relationship between law and precarity sheds a new light on the way law enables individuals to better their condition but ultimately makes matters worse rather than better. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of law and society, political economy, anthropology, and Asian studies.
Law and Precarity features in the following genres: Political / Legal Thrillers, Ethnic studies, Political economy, Law and society, sociology of law, Employment and labour law: general
Law and Precarity is available in Paperback, Hardback
Law and Precarity was written by Tu Phuong Nguyen and published by Cambridge University Press
Law and Precarity has 181 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Studies in Law and Society series
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