Making sense of austerity: The rationality in an irrational system

Bill Dunn

The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2014, vol. 25, issue 3, 417-434

Abstract: This article understands contemporary austerity through historical comparisons informed by Marxist insights into the nature of the state. It argues that austerity policies make sense from the perspective of capital–labour, inter-capitalist and international competition. Differences among states over time, in terms of their size and international situation and contested domestic relations, produce varied imperatives towards austerity and prospects of effective resistance.

Keywords: Austerity; Marxism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B51 E60 H11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1177/1035304614547308

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