Following the 2007–08 global financial crisis, Western nations engaged a variety of measures that departed quite dramatically from conventional neoliberal wisdom. However, these policies were quickly succeeded by what we now call “austerity” measures. This collection engages with the question: Is there something new in this era of austerity, or should this be understood as a continuation and intensification of earlier forms of neoliberalism? Finally, Jim Stanford’s afterword probes to the heart of the question of why austerity in the first place.
Book Details
Author: Donna Baines
Author: Stephen McBride
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781552666852
Size: 224 pages
Publisher: Fernwood
Year: 2014