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How Politics Makes Us Sick

Neoliberal Epidemics

Bibliographic Data

ID6569282
AuthorsTed Schrecker (0000-0002-4447-5281, Durham University), Clare Bambra (0000-0002-1294-6851, Durham University)
Year2015
Pages167
Publication date2015-05-29
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueHow Politics Makes Us Sick (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1057/9781137463074
OpenAlexW2483197327
Open LibraryOL27989278M, OL37257093M
ISBN9781137463067, 9781137463074
GOOGLE_BOOK_IDSPS_CQAAQBAJ
LanguageEN
Citations received116

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 tha

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Citation span2014 - 2026 (13)
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