Based on in-depth research in Poland and Slovakia, *Domesticating Neo-Liberalism* addresses how we understand the processes of neo-liberalization in post-socialist cities. * Builds upon a vast amount of new research data * Examines how households try to sustain their livelihoods at particularly dramatic and difficult times of urban transformation * Provides a major contribution to how we theorize the geographies of neo-liberalism * Offers a conclusion which informs discussions of social policy within European Union enlargement