Bibliograph

The body economic, why austerity kills : recessions, budget battles, and the politics of life and death, David Stuckler, Sanjay Basu

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The body economic, why austerity kills : recessions, budget battles, and the politics of life and death, David Stuckler, Sanjay Basu

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-204) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The body economic

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

811206556

Responsibility statement

David Stuckler, Sanjay Basu

Sub title

why austerity kills : recessions, budget battles, and the politics of life and death

Summary

"Stuckler and Basu mine data from around the globe and throughout history to show how government policy becomes a matter of life and death during financial crises"--Front flap of jacket

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Part I: History. Tempering the Great Depression -- The post-communist mortality crisis -- From miracle to mirage -- Part II: The great recession. God bless Iceland -- Greek tragedy -- Part III: Resilience. To care or not to care -- Returning to work -- A plague on all your houses -- Conclusion: healing the body economic

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