Beschreibung:
From bank bailouts to austerity, Europe's and Ireland's response to the economic crisis has been engineered specifically to shift the burden of paying for the crisis onto ordinary citizens while investors, financiers, bankers and the privileged are protected. The authors expose the class-based nature of Ireland's crisis resolution.
1. Introduction2. Neoliberalism, A Class Project3. Encountering Neoliberalism4. European Rule Regimes And Deepening Neoliberalism5. Ideological Power And The Response To The Crash6. Privatisation7. Health And Health Care8. 'Austere' Labour9. Taxation: Redistribution Upwards 10. Conclusion