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Social Policy in Times of Austerity: Global Economic Crisis and the New Politics of Welfare
Kevin(Ed Farnsworth
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Description for Social Policy in Times of Austerity: Global Economic Crisis and the New Politics of Welfare
Paperback. Editor(s): Farnsworth, Kevin; Irving, Zoe. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPQB; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
The 2008 global economic crisis has led to a new age of austerity, based more on politics than economics, which threatens to undermine the very foundations of the welfare state. However, as resistance to the logic of austerity grows, this important book, the second of a three-book series, argues that there is still room for optimism.
The 2008 global economic crisis has led to a new age of austerity, based more on politics than economics, which threatens to undermine the very foundations of the welfare state. However, as resistance to the logic of austerity grows, this important book, the second of a three-book series, argues that there is still room for optimism.
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447319122
SKU
V9781447319122
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99-50
About Kevin(Ed Farnsworth
Kevin Farnsworth and Zoe Irving are both senior lecturers in international social policy at the University of York, UK. Kevin has published widely on issues relating to the political economy of social policies and welfare states. Zoe has previously published on social policy development in small island states. Together they are co-editors of Social Policy in Challenging Times (Policy Press, ... Read more
Reviews for Social Policy in Times of Austerity: Global Economic Crisis and the New Politics of Welfare
[The editors] are tackling an important agenda when they bring together a range of contributions on different aspects of the idea and practice of austerity. Citizen's Income Newsletter This is sure to be an influential book on the contemporary literature on the politics of austerity. Featuring insightful contributions by some of the foremost theorists in social policy, the ... Read more