{"product_id":"the-austerity-state-paperback-softback-9781487521950","title":"The Austerity State (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487521950","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Austerity State\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen McBride (Edited by), Bryan Evans (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487521950\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 August 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages, 14 Figures\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.4 x 2.1 cm, 0.53 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Austerity State\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp;#x2019;s analyses of the causes and thinking behind the austerity policies of North American and European governments in our time make a very useful contribution to scholarship. The accounts here of the actual practices and social impacts of austerity policies are also so timely and up to date − and so much of the previous literature is broadly and deeply canvassed − that this book can be expected to immediately find its way onto the reading lists of a broad range of university courses.\" \u003c\/p\u003e - Leo Panitch, Senior Scholar, Emeritus Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science and Canada Chair in Comparative Political Economy, York University \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Austerity State\u003c\/i\u003e addresses major themes that are crucial for political economy in our century.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Paul Kellogg, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies, Athabasca University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fall-out from the economic and financial crisis of 2008 had profound implications for countries across the world, leading different states to determine the best approach to mitigating its effects. In \u003ci\u003eThe Austerity State\u003c\/i\u003e, a group of established and emerging scholars tackles the question of why states continue to rely on policies that, on many levels, have failed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter 2008, austerity policies were implemented in various countries, a fact the contributors link to the persistence of neoliberalism and its accepted wisdoms about crisis management. In the immediate aftermath of the 2008 collapse, governments and central banks appeared to adopt a Keynesian approach to salvaging the global economy. This perception is mistaken, the authors argue. The \"austerian\" analysis of the crisis is ahistorical and shifts the blame from the under-regulated private sector to public, or sovereign, debt for which public authorities are responsible.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Austerity State\u003c\/i\u003e provides a critical examination of the accepted discourse around austerity measures and explores the reasons behind its continued prevalence in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1\u003cbr\u003eBryan Evans (Ryerson University) and Stephen McBride (McMaster University) \"The Austerity State: An Introduction\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2\u003cbr\u003eGary Teeple (Simon Fraser University) \"Austerity: State Indebtedness as Class Struggle\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3\u003cbr\u003eJohn Peters (Laurentian University) \"Post Democracy and the Politics of Inequality: Explaining Policy Responses to the Financial Crisis and the Great Recession\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4\u003cbr\u003eMarjorie Cohen (Simon Fraser University) \"Austerity\u0026amp;#x2019;s Role in Economic Crises: The Relationship Between Social Reproduction and Economic Performance\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5\u003cbr\u003eStephen McBride and Sorin Mitrea (McMaster University) \"Internalizing Neoliberalism and Austerity\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6\u003cbr\u003eSimon Lee (University of Hull) \"Expansionary Fiscal Consolidation and \u0026amp;#x2018;The Smarter State\u0026amp;#x2019;: An Evaluation of The Politics  of Austerity in The United Kingdom since May 2010\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7\u003cbr\u003eBrendan K. O\u0026amp;#x2019;Rourke and John Hogan (Dublin Institute of Technology) \"Frugal Comfort from Ireland: Marginal Tales from an Austere Isle\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8\u003cbr\u003eStephen McBride (McMaster University) \"The New Constitutionalism and Austerity\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9\u003cbr\u003eDieter Plehwe (Berlin Social Science Research Centre) \"Fighting the Financial Crisis or Consolidating Austerity? The Eurobond Battle Reconsidered\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10\u003cbr\u003eBryan Evans (Ryerson University) \"Constructing Economic Policy Advice in an Age of Austerity\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11\u003cbr\u003eRichard Woodward (University of Hull) \"Tax Havens in an Austere World: The Clash of New Ideas and Existing Interests\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12\u003cbr\u003eHeather Whiteside (University of Waterloo) \"Profiting Off Austerity: Private Finance for Public Infrastructure\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13\u003cbr\u003eStephen Wilks (University of Exeter) \"Austerity and Outsourcing in Britain\u0026amp;#x2019;s New Corporate State\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14\u003cbr\u003eMeaghan Joy and John Shields (Ryerson University) \"Austerity and the Non-Profit Sector: The Case of Social Impact Bonds\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15\u003cbr\u003eStephen McBride (McMaster University) and Bryan Evans (Ryerson University) \"Conclusion\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702539710744,"sku":"9781487521950","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-austerity-state-paperback-softback-9781487521950","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}