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The Politics of Austerity: A Recent History
Michael Burton
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Description for The Politics of Austerity: A Recent History
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book considers the relationship between public spending and public deficit and the varying successes and difficulties governments have had in recent years to balance the two. As the fiscal crash of 2007/8 turned into the Great Recession and tax revenues tumbled, public finances across the UK, the USA and Europe plunged into deficit. Controversial attempts by governments to balance their budgets, commonly described as austerity by critics, had mixed success, politically and economically. Michael Burton outlines how politicians tackled the worst economic downturn in over half a century, drawing on previous examples of deficit-reduction to see how governments managed ... Read more
This book considers the relationship between public spending and public deficit and the varying successes and difficulties governments have had in recent years to balance the two. As the fiscal crash of 2007/8 turned into the Great Recession and tax revenues tumbled, public finances across the UK, the USA and Europe plunged into deficit. Controversial attempts by governments to balance their budgets, commonly described as austerity by critics, had mixed success, politically and economically. Michael Burton outlines how politicians tackled the worst economic downturn in over half a century, drawing on previous examples of deficit-reduction to see how governments managed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
215
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349695249
SKU
V9781349695249
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Ref
99-15
About Michael Burton
Michael Burton has been writing and speaking about central and local government for over 30 years as Editor and now Editorial Director for the Hemming Group in London, magazine publishers and event organisers. His previous book is The Politics of Public Sector Reform from Thatcher to the Coalition (2013).
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