The European Left and the Financial Crisis

by Michael Holmes

Book Overview

The global financial crisis of 2007-8 did not offer the political and economic opportunities to the left that many thought it would. As financial institutions collapsed, traditional left-wing issues were apparently back on the agenda. However, instead of being a trigger for a resurgence of the left, in many European countries left-wing parties have suffered savage electoral defeat. At the same time, the crisis has led to austerity programmes being...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526163691
• ISBN13: 9781526163691
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"