Resisting Austerity: Collective Action in Europe in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis [1 ed.] 1138564567, 9781138564565

Following the subprime lending crisis and the financial market crash of 2008-9, governments throughout Europe implemente

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Resisting Austerity: Collective Action in Europe in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis [1 ed.]
1138564567, 9781138564565

This book explores the IMF's role within the politics of austerity by providing a path-breaking comprehensive analy

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The current economic and financial crisis erupted several years ago. Its effects impacted deeply upon society, in which

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The 2008 global economic crisis was unprecedented in living memory and its impact on economic and social life immense. L

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The politics of austerity has seen governments across Europe cut back on welfare provision. As the State retreats, this

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Austerity and structural adjustment programs are just the latest forms of neoliberal policy to have a profoundly damagin

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Since 2010 Greece has been experiencing the longest period of austerity and economic downturn in its recent history. Eco

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Did the financial crisis of 2008 and the subsequent recession rearrange the basic structures of the global economy? To a

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Much has been written on the financial crisis of 2008 – the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression – a

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This volume collects the views of philosophers, economists, businessmen, and public intellectuals who, following Hannah

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Legal and financial practitioners and researchers investigate the role of institutional investors in the corporate gover

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