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020 _a9781447315704 (pbk.)
020 _a1447315707
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072 7 _aECO
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082 0 4 _223
100 1 _aO'Hara, Mary
_c(Journalist),
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aAusterity bites :
_ba journey to the sharp end of cuts in the UK /
_cMary O'Hara.
264 1 _aBristol :
_bPolicy Press,
_c2015.
300 _axxv, 264 pages ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aRead any newspaper or switch on any news programme and the warning flares are there for everyone to see. The effects of an eduring and steep economic downturn coupled with a stringent programme of government cuts and dramatic changes to welfare entitlements are hitting the poorest harded. Mary O'Hara chronicles the true impact of austerity on people at the sharp end, based on her 'real-time' 12-month journey around the country just as the most radical reforms were being rolled out in 2012 and 2013.
650 7 _aEconomics.
_2eflch
650 7 _aEconomics.
_2ukslc
651 0 _aGreat Britain
_xEconomic conditions
_y21st century.
651 0 _aGreat Britain
_xSocial conditions
_y21st century.
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