
Varieties of Austerity
Bristol University Press
1st Edition
Published on 3. May 2021
Book
Hardback
260 pages
978-1-5292-1224-2 (ISBN)
Description
Austerity is not always one-size-fits-all; it can be a flexible, class-based strategy taking several forms depending on the political-economic forces and institutional characteristics present.
This important book identifies continuity and variety in crisis-driven austerity restructuring across Canada, Denmark, Ireland and Spain. In their analysis, the authors focus on several components of austerity, including fiscal and monetary policy, budget narratives, public sector reform, labor market flexibilization, and resistance. In so doing, they uncover how austerity can be categorized into different dynamic types, and expose the economic, social, and political implications of the varieties of austerity.
This important book identifies continuity and variety in crisis-driven austerity restructuring across Canada, Denmark, Ireland and Spain. In their analysis, the authors focus on several components of austerity, including fiscal and monetary policy, budget narratives, public sector reform, labor market flexibilization, and resistance. In so doing, they uncover how austerity can be categorized into different dynamic types, and expose the economic, social, and political implications of the varieties of austerity.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
10 s/w Abbildungen, 8 s/w Tabellen
8 Tables, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
558 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-1224-2 (9781529212242)
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Heather Whiteside | Stephen McBride | Bryan Evans
Varieties of Austerity
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Persons
Heather Whiteside is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo and Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs.
Stephen McBride is Professor of Political Science and Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Globalization at McMaster University.
Bryan Evans is Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University and is Director of the Centre for Policy Innovation and Public Engagement.
Stephen McBride is Professor of Political Science and Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Globalization at McMaster University.
Bryan Evans is Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University and is Director of the Centre for Policy Innovation and Public Engagement.
Author
University of Waterloo, Canada
McMaster University
Ryerson University
Content
Introduction: Theoretical Framework and Empirics;
Political Economy of Debt and Finance;
Politics of Public Money;
Public Sector Restructuring;
Labour Market Flexibility and Restructuring;
Institutionalizing Precarity and Low Wage Work;
Resistance and Its Limits;
Conclusion.
Political Economy of Debt and Finance;
Politics of Public Money;
Public Sector Restructuring;
Labour Market Flexibility and Restructuring;
Institutionalizing Precarity and Low Wage Work;
Resistance and Its Limits;
Conclusion.