{"product_id":"9781349961269","title":"How Politics Makes Us Sick: Neoliberal Epidemics","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHow Politics Makes Us Sick: Neoliberal Epidemics\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSchrecker, Ted; Bambra, Clare\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book makes a powerful case that neoliberalism, the dominant economic and social policy paradigm of the post-1980 world, is hazardous to our health. It describes the destructive effects on health and health inequalities of neoliberal policies including labour market deregulation, welfare state retrenchment, and austerity, drawing on cross-national examples particularly from the United States and the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book argues that a variety of adverse health outcomes, and in particular health inequalities, must be seen as ‘neoliberal epidemics’: neoliberal because they are associated with the rise of neoliberal politics; epidemics because they have been rapidly transmitted across borders at a rate seen in epidemics of biological contagions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe health case against neoliberalism has strengthened dramatically in the decade since the first edition was published and this fully updated and expanded edition provides a comprehensive overview of the main issues. Articulating alternatives that protect the health of people and planet is more urgent than ever. Crucially, the authors argue that neoliberal epidemics require a political cure in the form of a revitalised and equity-oriented social democracy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2025-06-24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781349961269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-349-96127-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 341\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44309826928780,"sku":"9781349961269","price":29.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781349961269.jpg?v=1776096863","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781349961269","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}