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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. ** Review “Public Health scholars Schrecker and Bambra (both, Durham Univ., UK) analyze the impacts of three decades of neoliberal economic policies on the health of the British and American people. ... This book is suited for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars in public health, social welfare, and domestic policies in the US, UK, and wealthy democracies. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (D. B. Robertson, Choice, Vol. 53 (6), February, 2016) "It's official: austerity and neoliberalism is bad for your health. This impeccably researched book illustrates how the reigning dogma of our time is bad for people - and spurs us on to find an alternative." Owen Jones, Author and Columnist for The Guardian "The political tradition of recent years has been to blame the victims for their ailments. Today you so often hear that people should 'take responsibility for themselves' as if each of

Author

T. Schrecker, C. Bambra

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan UK

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781137463074

Subjects

Medical, Medicine

Updated

2026-03-24