The Violence of Austerity

by David Whyte

Book Overview

Austerity, a response to the aftermath of the financial crisis, continues to devastate contemporary Britain. In The Violence of Austerity, Vickie Cooper and David Whyte bring together the voices of campaigners and academics including Danny Dorling, Mary O'Hara and Rizwaan Sabir to show that rather than stimulating economic growth, austerity policies have led to a dismantling of the social systems that operated as a buffer against economic hardship,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745337465
• ISBN13: 9780745337463
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"