The Body Economic
Eight experiments in economic recovery, from Iceland to Greece
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
10 July 2014
Summary
‘A powerful indictment of the unnecessary suffering and rising mortality rates associated with austerity’ Financial Times
The Body Economic puts forward a radical proposition. Austerity, it argues, is seriously bad for your health. We can prevent financial crises from becoming epidemics, but to do so, we must acknowledge what the hard data tells us- that, throughout history, there is a causal link between the strength of a community’s health and its social protection systems. Even ami…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141976020 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141976020 |
| Author: | David Stuckler, Sanjay Basu |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 10 July 2014 |
| Weight: | 179g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 14mm |
About The Author
David Stuckler
David Stuckler is a Senior Research Leader at Oxford University. He has published over one-hundred peer-reviewed scientific articles in major journals on the subjects of economics and global health, and his work has featured on the cover of The New York Times and The Economist, as well as on BBC, NPR, and CNN, among others.
Sanjay Basu is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and an epidemiologist at Stanford University. He has worked with Oxfam International and is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences. His work has featured in The New York Times and Wall Street Journal and he has written over 80 peer-reviewed articles.
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