
Is Austerity Gendered?
Diane Perrons(Author)
Polity Press
Published on 19. November 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
140 pages
978-1-5095-2696-3 (ISBN)
Description
Austerity has dominated the policy agenda for the past decade. Governments responded to the sovereign debt crisis created by the 2008 financial crash by slashing public expenditure. These cutbacks have had devastating effects on people's lives and well-being - and some groups have suffered more than others.
In this incisive analysis, Diane Perrons shows that the dynamics of austerity have played out in highly gendered ways: budget cuts have been overwhelmingly aimed at services that support women. She shows how the gender aspects of this economic and social catastrophe have intersected with a range of other factors, ranging from social class, race, and ethnicity, to citizenship status, dis(ability) and geographical location. This has made the experience of austerity very different for different groups - and highly unjust. She goes on to critique the justifications for austerity policies and ask whether there are compelling alternatives.
This compelling book will be essential reading for activists, policymakers and students of feminist political economy everywhere.
In this incisive analysis, Diane Perrons shows that the dynamics of austerity have played out in highly gendered ways: budget cuts have been overwhelmingly aimed at services that support women. She shows how the gender aspects of this economic and social catastrophe have intersected with a range of other factors, ranging from social class, race, and ethnicity, to citizenship status, dis(ability) and geographical location. This has made the experience of austerity very different for different groups - and highly unjust. She goes on to critique the justifications for austerity policies and ask whether there are compelling alternatives.
This compelling book will be essential reading for activists, policymakers and students of feminist political economy everywhere.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 190 mm
Width: 123 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
173 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5095-2696-3 (9781509526963)
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Diane Perrons is Professor of Economic Geography and Gender Studies at the London School of Economics.