Bambra, C.

Health in Hard Times : Austerity and Health Inequalities. - Bristol : Policy Press, 2019. - 1 online resource (290 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables, figures and boxes; About the authors; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Preface; One: Introduction: Local Health Inequalities in an Age of Austerity; Two: Austerity Then and Now; Three: Placing Health in Austerity; Four: How the Other Half Live; Five: Divided Lives; Six: Minding the Gap; Seven: Mothers in Austerity; Eight: Conclusion: Health in Hard Times; Index; Back cover

Health in hard times is a vital and important review of the impact of austerity on the wellbeing of the UK. Case studies from Stockton-on-Tees, home to some of the starkest health divides, are combined with a holistic review of the repercussions of budget cuts and welfare reforms to provide a portrait of inequalities in the country's health today.

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019425753 Uk


Public health--England--Stockton-on-Tees.
Social status--England--Stockton-on-Tees.
Health Status Disparities
Social Class
Social Welfare--economics
Financing, Government
Santé publique--Angleterre--Stockton-on-Tees.
Statut social--Angleterre--Stockton-on-Tees.
Aide de l'État.
federal aid.
Public health.
Social status.


England
England--Stockton-on-Tees.


Electronic books.

RA395.G7 / H42 2019eb

2019 F-701 WA 300 FE5