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Austerity as epiphenomenon? Public assets before and beyond 2008

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To what extent did the resurgence of austerity in the post-2008 context reverse or indelibly alter established directions and thinking in public sector economic management? Historicising recent bouts of austerity in Ireland, Canada, Spain and Denmark, this article concludes that the implications of austerity are diverse but the direction is uniform: despite clear varieties, strikingly similar trajectories emerge. Given that patterns of public asset privatisation and public sector marketisation hold both before and beyond 2008, austerity may be considered an epiphenomenal feature in the orientation of public asset management.

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  • Heather Whiteside, 2018. "Austerity as epiphenomenon? Public assets before and beyond 2008," Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 11(3), pages 409-425.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:cjrecs:v:11:y:2018:i:3:p:409-425.
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    1. Mark Davidson, 2020. "Extreme municipal fiscal stress and austerity? A case study of fiscal reform after Chapter 9 bankruptcy," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 38(3), pages 522-538, May.
    2. David A Spencer & Mark Stuart & Chris Forde & Christopher J McLachlan, 2023. "Furloughing and COVID-19: assessing regulatory reform of the state," Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 16(1), pages 81-91.

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