The Body Economic: Eight Experiments in Economic Recovery, from Iceland to Greece by David Stuckler, & Sanjay Basu
Why did Sweden experience a fall in suicides during its banking crisis? What caused 10 million Russian men to 'disappear' in the 1990s? Why is Greece experiencing rocketing HIV rates? And how did the health of Americans actually improve after the Great Crash?
This shocking, passionate book lays bare the truth about the human cost of financial crises. Backed up by the authors' own groundbreaking research, The Body Economic reveals that, even amid the worst economic disasters, the ways in which governments deal with market turmoil means the difference between life and death. Only by building fairer societies, they argue, can we ensure a healthy and prosperous future.
'A powerful indictment of the unnecessary suffering and rising mortality rates associated with austerity' - Financial Times
Format: Paperback | 240 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 12.8 x 1.4 | 274g
Publication Date: 10 Jul 2014
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Illustrations note: b&w graphs
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0141976020
ISBN13: 9780141976020
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some obvious damage to the cover including some scuff marks and creasing, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.