Navigating Austerity addresses a key question of our era: What happens to society and the environment when austerity dominates political and economic life? Laura Bear traces the hidden currents of state debt crises and their often devastating effects through the stones of boatme…
Navigating Austerity addresses a key policy question of our era: what happens to society and the environment when austerity dominates political and economic life? To get to the heart of this issue, Laura Bear tells the stories of boatmen, shipyard workers, hydrographers, port bu…
Introduction : social movements and radical politics in the European periphery : a world-systems analysis / Beltrán Roca, Emma Martin-Diaz and Iban Diaz-Parra -- Radical left in Portugal and Spain (1960-2010) / Julio Pérez Serrano -- Greece and Italy after the Second World War :…
Fiscal austerity is hugely controversial. Opponents argue that it can trigger downward growth spirals and become self-defeating. Supporters argue that budget deficits have to be tackled aggressively at all times and at all costs. In this masterful book, three of today's leading …
"For over three decades neoliberalism has remained the dominant economic ideology. Whilst it may have emerged relatively unscathed from the global financial crisis in 2008, neoliberalism is now - more than ever - the focus of intense scrutiny and debate from critics who argue th…
"For over three decades neoliberalism has remained the dominant economic ideology. Whilst it may have emerged relatively unscathed from the global financial crisis in 2008, neoliberalism is now - more than ever - the focus of intense scrutiny and debate from critics who argue th…
Introduction : the violence of austerity / Vickie Cooper and David Whyte -- part I. Deadly welfare -- Mental health and suicide / Mary O'Hara -- Austerity and mortality / Danny Dorling -- Welfare reforms and the attack on disabled people / John Pring -- The violence of workfare …
An edited collection which explores the different facets of how austerity in Britain is a form of institutional violence.
