Varieties of Austerity
Heather Whiteside, Stephen McBride, and Bryan Evans
Abstract
Austerity is not always one-size-fits-all; it can be a flexible, class-based strategy taking several forms depending on the political-economic forces and institutional characteristics present. This book identifies continuity and variety in crisis-driven austerity restructuring across Canada, Denmark, Ireland and Spain. In the book's analysis, it focuses on several components of austerity, including fiscal and monetary policy, budget narratives, public sector reform, labour market flexibilization, and resistance. In so doing, it uncovers how austerity can be categorized into different dynamic t ... More
Keywords: austerity, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, monetary policy, fiscal policy, public sector reform, labour market flexibilization
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2021 | Print ISBN-13: 9781529212242 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: January 2022 | DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781529212242.001.0001 |
