The body economic : why austerity kills : recessions, budget battles, and the politics of life and death
"Politicians have talked endlessly about the seismic economic and social impacts of the recent financial crisis, but many continue to ignore its disastrous effects on human health-and have even exacerbated them, by adopting harsh austerity measures and cutting key social programs at a time when constituents need them most. The result, as pioneering public health experts David Stuckler and Sanjay Basu reveal in this provocative book, is that many countries have turned their recessions into veritable epidemics, ruining or extinguishing thousands of lives in a misguided attempt to balance bud"--Publisher's description
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History
Tempering the Great Depression
The post-communist mortality crisis
From miracle to mirage
The Great Recession
God bless Iceland
Greek tragedy
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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