Discourse Analysis and Austerity: Critical Studies from Economics and Linguistics

Book Overview

In the immediate aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2008, governments around the developed world coordinated policy moves to stimulate economic activity and avert a depression. In subsequent years, however, cuts to public expenditure, or austerity, have become the dominant narrative in public debate on economic policy.

This unique collaboration between economists and linguists examines manifestations of the discourses of austerity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138632546
• ISBN13: 9781138632547
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"