Austerity: Demolition of the Welfare State and the Rise of the Zombie Economy, The - Softcover

Kerry-Anne Mendoza

 
9781780262468: Austerity: Demolition of the Welfare State and the Rise of the Zombie Economy, The
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1780262469 ISBN 13: 9781780262468
Publisher: New Internationalist, 2015

Synopsis

For the last five years, Britain has been under the hammer of 'Austerity'. In its name, wages have been frozen, benefits have been slashed and public spending squeezed. The pain of a financial crisis caused by bankers and speculators has been borne by ordinary people all over the country - and by the poor and disabled most of all. Yet this has not been born of necessity, argues Kerry-anneMendoza, better known as the blogger Scriptonite. Rather, it has been an opportunity seized upon by neoliberals to pursue their decades-long project to shrink government and privatise resources.

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About the Author

Kerry-anne Mendoza is a writer, blogger and activist. She is the author of the Scriptonite Daily blog which explores matters of current affairs, politics, economics and ideas. She is also a contributor to New Internationalist, openDemocracy, Trebuchet Magazine, the Occupy News Network and others. She left her career as a Management Consultant having held senior positions in banking, local government and the NHS to be part of the Occupy Movement and has since worked as a writer and campaigner for social, economic and environmental justice.

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Publisher
New Internationalist
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1780262469
ISBN 13 
9781780262468
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
192