The global financial crisis has had a seismic impact upon the wealth of nations. But we have little sense of how it affects one of the most fundamental issues of all: our physical and mental health.This highly significant new book, based on the authors' own groundbreaking research, looks at the daily lives of people affected by financial crisis, from the Great Depression of the 1930s, to post-communist Russia, to the US foreclosure crisis of the late 2000s. Why, it asks, did Sweden...

A economia desumana destrincha os efeitos na saúde pública da escolha entre as políticas de austeridade fiscal e o estímulo estatal na economia.Muito se fala sobre os fortes impactos econômicos e sociais das crises financeiras, mas seus efeitos desastrosos sobre a saúde humana continuam sendo ignorados e por isso mesmo exacerbados, com a adoção de medidas indiscriminadas de austeridade e a redução dos programas sociais nos períodos em que as pessoas mais precisam deles. Em...

¿Debe anteponerse la salud de la economía a la de los ciudadanos?Este es el primer libro que afronta el debate político y económico sobre la crisis desde una nueva y muy necesaria perspectiva: su coste humano. La recesión global ha tenido un impacto brutal sobre la riqueza de los países pero todavía ignoramos cómo afecta a un tema esencial: el bienestar físico y mental de sus ciudadanos.¿Por qué al enfrentarse a crisis similares la salud en algunas naciones...

Pour répondre à la crise, de nombreux pays ont fait le choix de l’austérité. S’appuyant sur l’analyse de statistiques internationales de santé publique, David Stuckler et Sanjay Basu examinent les conséquences de ces décisions politiques pour les populations. À force de coupes sombres dans les aides sociales et la prévention, les maladies prolifèrent, les suicides augmentent, la consommation de drogues et d’alcool progresse et l’espérance de vie diminue. En Grèce, le taux d’infection par l...

Politicians have talked endlessly about the seismic economic and social impacts of the recent financial crisis, but many continue to ignore its disastrous effects on human health—and have even exacerbated them, by adopting harsh austerity measures and cutting key social programs at a time when constituents need them most. The result, as pioneering public health experts David Stuckler and Sanjay Basu reveal in this provocative book, is that many countries have turned their recessions into v...

Ända sedan krisen slog till har EU:s ledare haft samma recept: åtstramning. Nedskärningar, budgetdisciplin och en krympt offentlig sektor – så vill Angela Merkel och de andra få Europa på rätt köl. Problemet är bara att det inte fungerar. Efter snart åtta år av aggressiv åtstramningspolitik är arbetslösheten fortfarande skyhög. Samtidigt skenar desperationen, fattigdomen och extremismen. Nu kommer David Stuckler och Sanjay Basus uppgörelse med en epok av nedskärningar. Med historiska data ...

Harte Fakten belegen die traurige Wahrheit und einen eindeutigen Zusammenhang: Nachdem in Griechenland der Gesundheitsetat 2009 von 24 auf 16 Milliarden Euro gekürzt wurde, stieg die Kindersterblichkeit um 40 Prozent und allein zwischen Januar und Mai 2011 die Zahl der HIV-Neuinfektionen um 52 Prozent. Das gerade vom Krisengewinnler Deutschland aufgezwungene europaweite Sparregime hat dramatische Folgen, denn: »Was ist der Unterschied zwischen dem IWF und einem Vampir? Der Vampir hört auf,...

Politicians have talked endlessly about the seismic economic and social impacts of the recent financial crisis, but many continue to ignore its disastrous effects on human health—and have even exacerbated them, by adopting harsh austerity measures and cutting key social programs at a time when constituents need them most. The result, as pioneering public health experts David Stuckler and Sanjay Basu reveal in this provocative audiobook, is that many countries have turned their recessions i...

Climate change is an intensifying reality of the present, reshaping land systems, ecosystems, and human livelihoods across the globe. Its impacts are most clearly manifested through changes in land cover and land use, degradation of ecosystems, loss of biodiversity, and growing risks to food systems, water security, and rural and urban livelihoods. Changing Climate–Land–Life Interplay: Spatial Approaches for Biodiversity, Agriculture, and Land Resilience in Emerging E...

India Banking and Finance Report 2021 presents a lucid yet rigorous discussion on the key facets of the Banking and Financial sector in India. Written primarily by the faculty of National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM), Pune, the report covers a wide spectrum of issues ranging from contemporary macro-financial perspectives against the backdrop of the ongoing pandemic to leadership concerns in Indian banks. The list of subjects included is topical, comprising corporate governance chall...