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Author Stuckler, David, author.

Title The body economic : why austerity kills : recessions, budget battles, and the politics of life and death / David Stuckler, Sanjay Basu.

Publication Info. New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2013]

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 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  362.1 STUCKLER    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  362.1068 ST93    Check Shelf
Description xxi, 216 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-204) and index.
Contents Part I. History. Tempering the Great Depression -- The post-communist mortality crisis -- From miracle to mirage -- Part II. The great recession. God bless Iceland -- Greek tragedy -- Part III. Resilience. To care or not to care -- Returning to work -- A plague on all your houses -- Conclusion: healing the body economic.
Summary Two public health researchers prove that the recent economic crises around the world have had calamitous effects on people's health, citing increases in suicide rates, HIV transmissions, and heart disease during times of bad fiscal policy.
Subject Economics -- Sociological aspects.
Social justice.
Financial crises -- Social aspects.
Public health.
Added Author Basu, Sanjay, author.
ISBN 0465063985 hardcover
9780465063987 hardcover
0465063977 (e-book)
9780465063970 (e-book)
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