Austerity Economics and the Struggle for the Soul of US Capitalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4979583 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Pollin (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 749-780 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-783X • E-ISSN: 1944-768X |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/sor.2013.0069 |
| OpenAlex | W215111268 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
The paper then reviews the recent experiences of U.S. state and local governments, which show how the austerity agenda is attacking the foundations of is already a modest U.S. welfare state. It is becoming increasingly clear that many, if not most, austerity hawks view this period as an opportunity to eviscerate the public sector, labor unions, social insurance and other basic social protections. The paper closes by sketching some ideas capable of countering the austerity agenda, by both moving the U.S. economy toward full employment in the short-term and sustaining full employment in the long term
Austerity · Capitalism · Economic growth · Economics · Full employment · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Social insurance · State (computer science) · Unemployment · Welfare · Welfare state · Economic Theory and Policy · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |