Austerity Bites : A Journey to the Sharp End of Cuts in the UK /

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Read any newspaper or switch on any news programme and the warning flares are there for everyone to see. The effects of an eduring and steep economic downturn coupled with a stringent programme of government cuts and dramatic changes to welfare entitlements are hitting the poorest harded. Mary O...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: O'Hara, Mary (Journalist) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social conditions.
Financial crises > Government policy.
Economic policy.
Economic history.
Financial crises > Government policy > Great Britain.
Great Britain.
Great Britain > Social conditions > 21st century.
Great Britain > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Great Britain > Economic policy > 21st century.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Read any newspaper or switch on any news programme and the warning flares are there for everyone to see. The effects of an eduring and steep economic downturn coupled with a stringent programme of government cuts and dramatic changes to welfare entitlements are hitting the poorest harded. Mary O'Hara chronicles the true impact of austerity on people at the sharp end, based on her 'real-time' 12-month journey around the country just as the most radical reforms were being rolled out in 2012 and 2013.
Notas:"Updated with new preface and afterword"--Cover.
"Foreword by Mark Thomas ; New foreword by Mark Blyth"--Cover.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (336 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9781447315612

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