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How Politics Makes Us Sick: Neoliberal Epidemics


How Politics Makes Us Sick: Neoliberal Epidemics

Hardback by Schrecker, T.; Bambra, C.

How Politics Makes Us Sick: Neoliberal Epidemics

£89.99

ISBN:
9781137463067
Publication Date:
29 May 2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages:
167 pages
Format:
Hardback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 16 - 18 May 2024
How Politics Makes Us Sick: Neoliberal Epidemics

Description

Ted Schrecker and Clare Bambra argue that the obesity, insecurity, austerity and inequality that result from neoliberal (or 'market fundamentalist') policies are hazardous to our health, asserting that these neoliberal epidemics require a political cure.

Contents

1. Introduction: Politics and Health 2. Obesity: How Politics Makes Us Fat 3. Insecurity: How Politics Gets Under Our Skin 4. Austerity: How Politics Has Pulled Away Our Safety Net 5. Inequality: How Politics Divides and Rules Us 6. Conclusion: Their Scarcity and Our Political Cure

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