The Global Life of Austerity: Comparing Beyond Europe (Critical Interventions: A Forum for Social Analysis, 17)

Synopsis

Austerity And Structural Adjustment Programs Are Just The Latest Forms Of Neoliberal Policy To Have A Profoundly Damaging Impact On The Targeted Populations. Yet, As The Contributors To This Collection Argue, The Recent Austerity-related European Crisis Is Not A Breach Of Erstwhile Development Schemes, But A Continuation Of Economic Policies. Using Historical Analysis And Ethnographically-grounded Research, This Volume Shows The Similarities Of The European Conundrum With Realities Outside Europe, Seeing Austerity In A Non-eurocentric Fashion. In Doing So, It Offers Novel Insights As To How Economic Crises Are Experienced At A Global Level. -- Edited By Theodoros Rakopoulos. Includes Bibliographical References.