The Feminist Economics of Austerity: Austericide in Europe

by Lina Galvez Munoz, Juan Torres López, Paula Rodriguez-Modrono

In the wake of the global financial crisis, governments in many countries have imposed widespread cuts in public expenditure and social rights, some of which have been so dramatic that they have been described as 'austericide'. This book explores the financial crisis and the policies implemented in response to it in terms of the differences in the ways in which women and men have been affected by it, using an approach which combines feminist economics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138885193
• ISBN13: 9781138885196
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages