Hard Times by Tom Clark
An analysis of the enduring social costs of the post-2008 economic crisis
‘In charts and numbers alongside heartbreaking human stories, [Clark] paints a portrait of an already deeply divided society riven further between those hit by the slump and those barely noticing itClark’s powerful analysis illuminates the social history of recessions, as each one strikes down the same people and places over and over again, enriching the same few as quantitative easing did this time.’—Polly Toynbee, The Guardian -- Polly Toynbee * The Guardian *
“A sharply written rebuttal of prevailing orthodoxies about the realities of global economics after 2008.”—Kirkus Reviews * Kirkus Reviews *
‘Hard Times by Tom Clark ought to be one of the books of the year.’—Nick Cohen, The Observer -- Nick Cohen * The Observer *
‘Narrating their version of what has happened is the purpose of Hard Times. Its power comes not from anecdote but from data. The authors, Tom Clark a Guardian journalist, and Anthony Heath, professor of sociology at Manchester University, have combined academic rigour with a reporter’s eye for the real story to expose what the Great Recession is doing to the fabric of British society, and why politics has failed.’—Rafael Behr, The Guardian -- Rafael Behr * The Guardian *
“A sharply written rebuttal of prevailing orthodoxies about the realities of global economics after 2008.”—Kirkus Reviews * Kirkus Reviews *
‘Hard Times by Tom Clark ought to be one of the books of the year.’—Nick Cohen, The Observer -- Nick Cohen * The Observer *
‘Narrating their version of what has happened is the purpose of Hard Times. Its power comes not from anecdote but from data. The authors, Tom Clark a Guardian journalist, and Anthony Heath, professor of sociology at Manchester University, have combined academic rigour with a reporter’s eye for the real story to expose what the Great Recession is doing to the fabric of British society, and why politics has failed.’—Rafael Behr, The Guardian -- Rafael Behr * The Guardian *
Tom Clark writes daily editorials on politics, economics, and social affairs for The Guardian in London. Anthony Heath is professor of sociology, University of Manchester, and emeritus professor at the University of Oxford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300203776 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300203772 |
| Title | Hard Times |
| Author | Tom Clark |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2014-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
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