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Austerity
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ISBN: 9781509534869 9781509534876 1509534873 1509534865 Year: 2019 Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA Polity Press

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"Austerity has been at the center of political controversy following the 2008 financial crisis, invoked by politicians and academics across the political spectrum as the answer to, or cause of, our post-crash economic malaise. However, despite being the cause of debate for more than three centuries, austerity remains a poorly understood concept. In this book, Suzanne J. Konzelmann aims to demystify austerity as an economic policy, a political idea, and a social phenomenon. Beginning with an analysis of political and socioeconomic history from the seventeenth century, she explains the economics of austerity in the context of the overall dynamics of state spending, tax, and debt. Using comparative case studies from around the world, ranging from the 1930s to post-2008, she then evaluates the outcomes of austerity in light of its stated objectives and analyzes the conditions under which it doesn?t ? and occasionally does ? work. This accessible introduction to austerity will be essential reading for students and scholars of political economy, economics, and politics, as well as all readers interested in current affairs." --

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Economic policy --- Economic history --- Debts, Public --- BPB9999 --- Debts, Government --- Government debts --- National debts --- Public debt --- Public debts --- Sovereign debt --- Debt --- Bonds --- Deficit financing --- Economic conditions --- History, Economic --- Economics --- Economic nationalism --- Economic planning --- National planning --- State planning --- Planning --- National security --- Social policy --- BPB1912 --- Politique d'austérité --- Bezuinigingsbeleid --- Economic History --- politika úsporných opatření --- åtstramningspolitik --- politika úsporných opatrení --- política de austeridad --- griežto taupymo politika --- bezuinigingsbeleid --- politică de austeritate --- austerity policy --- varčevalna politika --- polityka oszczędnościowa --- política de austeridade --- политика штедње --- talouden kiristämispolitiikka --- Sparpolitik --- πολιτική λιτότητας --- politica di austerità --- kokkuhoiupoliitika --- политика по спестяванията --- politikë shtrënguese --- taupības politika --- politika ta' awsterità --- megszorító politika --- stram økonomisk politik --- политика на штедење --- politika štednje --- politique de rigueur --- takarékossági politika --- politika poduzimanja mjera štednje --- megszorító intézkedések --- tiukka talouspolitiikka --- svångremspolitik --- spaarpolitiek --- politika omezování --- politica di rigore --- úsporná opatření státu --- sparepolitik --- Austerity-Politik --- stram ekonomisk politik --- beartas déine --- Politique d'austérité


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The economics of austerity.
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ISBN: 9781781009208 Year: 2014 Publisher: Cheltenham Edward Elgar

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Banking systems in the crisis : the faces of liberal capitalism.
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ISBN: 9781283708357 Year: 2013 Publisher: New York Routledge

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The return of the state : restructuring Britain for the common good
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ISBN: 1788213319 1788213300 Year: 2021 Publisher: Newcastle upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing,

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Pushed by the Covid-19 crisis, the UK government has borrowed massively to save jobs, businesses and the economy from collapse, making a mockery of the austerity policies that it had championed for a decade. As a result, the role of the state is now in sharp focus. The contributors to this volume assess what that role should be and how it should be harnessed for the good of the British people in all four of its nations. Together they present policy proposals capable of generating a new social settlement and a long-term, equitable economic recovery post-pandemic. It offers both a vision of a future Britain and a roadmap to getting there.


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Banking systems in the crisis : the faces of liberal capitalism
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ISBN: 1283708353 0203095537 1136214399 Year: 2013 Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge,

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The 2008 financial crisis has severely shaken confidence in liberal economic theory and policy. However, the sharply divergent experiences of the six Anglo-Saxon 'liberal market economies' (LMEs) suggest that the reality is not so simple. This book traces the evolution of liberal capitalism, from its rebirth amidst the challenges of the 1970s to its role in the genesis of the 2008 crisis - and debates the assumptions underpinning the liberal capitalist paradigm. Close examination reveals variety within liberal capitalism. Not only was there the familiar, ""hands off"" libertarian app


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The return of the state
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ISBN: 9781788213301 9781788213295 Year: 2021 Publisher: Newcastle upon Tyne Agenda Publishing

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The economics of austerity
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ISBN: 1784710466 Year: 2014 Publisher: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Pub. Ltd.,

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Through her judicious selection of previously published material, Dr Konzelmann investigates the key social, political and financial developments that have shaped the evolution of austerity economics. These include the early classical debates, the politicization of austerity, the Keynesian challenge to existing thought and the revival of pre-Keynesian 'Neo-Liberal' ideas during the 1970s. Discussion of the radical changes to economic thought and policy in the decades before the 2007-8 financial crisis and the key dimensions of the post 2007-8 debate bring the account right up to the present day. The editor's insightful and lucid introduction provides an illuminating guide to this crucial topic. The volume will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars seeking a wider understanding of austerity economics.


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Rethinking Britain
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ISBN: 1447352556 144735253X 1447352521 9781447352525 9781447352556 9781447352532 Year: 2019 Publisher: Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL, USA Policy Press

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What if we had a government prepared to implement the policies that could radically change 21st-century Britain and improve people's lives? Social and economic policies are rarely communicated clearly to the public, but it's never been more important for citizens to understand and contribute to the debate around the country's future. In everyday language, Rethinking Britain presents a range of ideas from some of the country's most influential thinkers such as Kate Pickett and Ha-Joon Chang. From inflation to tax, and health to education, each contribution offers solutions which, if implemented, would lead to a fairer society. Curated by leading economists from the Progressive Economics Group and accompanied by a 'jargon buster', this book is an essential aid for citizens who are interested in critiquing inequalities while looking to build a better future.


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Rethinking Britain : policy ideas for the many
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ISBN: 9781447352556 Year: 2019 Publisher: Bristol Policy Press

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Labour, finance and inequality : the insecurity cycle in British public policy
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ISBN: 1317418948 1315687704 131741893X Year: 2018 Publisher: New York : Routledge,

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"Following the 2008 "global" financial crisis, the viability of globalised financial capitalism was called into question. The resulting fear and uncertainty produced a momentary return to "Keynesian" policies. But as soon as emergency stimuli and bank bail-outs appeared to stabilise the situation, there was a sharp reversal; and successive British governments and the financial sector have since attempted to return to business as usual.Historically, much smaller shocks have been able to produce dramatic change, with the 1978 "Winter of Discontent" providing a catalyst for the election of Margaret Thatcher, the ultimate abandonment of the post-war Keynesian consensus, and the ushering-in of neoliberalism. Nor is apparent success a guarantee against change, with Winston Churchill being swept from office by the first majority Labour government in 1945 at a point which should have marked his greatest triumph.In this book, these apparently inexplicable shifts in the conventional wisdom and the accompanying policy paradigm are explored through the lens of the interest groups that have jostled for position since the second industrial revolution. In this context, inequality, poverty, free market capitalism and the social welfare state have interacted in an uneasy, dynamic dance the "insecurity cycle". The authors explore these interactions, their impact on the relationship between society and the economy, and the possible implications of Brexit and a re-energised political left.Written in an engaging and accessible style, Labour, Finance and Inequality will be a key resource for academics and students of social and political economics as well as public policy. It will also offer considerable insight to policy makers and a more general non-specialist audience."--Provided by publisher.

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