How Politics Makes Us Sick

Neoliberal Epidemics
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-349-49917-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 167 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 237 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schrecker, T.

Bambra, C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Politics and Health 2. Obesity: How Politics Makes Us Fat 3. Insecurity: How Politics Gets Under Our Skin 4. Austerity: How Politics Has Pulled Away Our Safety Net 5. Inequality: How Politics Divides and Rules Us 6. Conclusion: Their Scarcity and Our Political Cure

Über Autor(innen)

Ted Schrecker is Professor of Global Health Policy at Durham University, UK. He previously taught environmental studies, political science and population health, and worked as a legislative researcher and consultant for many years.   Clare Bambra is Professor of Public Health Geography and Director of the Centre for Health and Inequalities Research, Durham University, UK. Her research focuses on the effects of labour markets, health and welfare systems on health inequalities.