Following the 2007 - 08 global financial crisis, Western nations engaged a variety of measures that departed quite dramatically from conventional neoliberal wisdom. However, these policies were quickly succeeded by what we now call "austerity" measures. This collection engages with the question: Is there something new in this era of austerity, or should this be understood as a continuation and intensification of earlier forms of neoliberalism? Finally, Jim Stanford's afterword probes to the heart of the question of why austerity in the first place.
About the AuthorDonna Baines is a professor in the School of Labour Studies and the School of Social Work at McMaster University. Stephen McBride is a professor in the Department of Political Science at McMaster University.
Book InformationISBN 9781552666852
Author Donna BainesFormat Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Fernwood Publishing Co LtdPublisher Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Weight(grams) 680g