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Enduring Austerity

The Uneven Geographies of the Post-Welfare State

Julie MacLeavy (Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Wales)

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English
Bristol University Press
28 May 2026
Looking at how austerity has become embedded in institutional practices, this book offers new critical insights into the uneven geographies created by austerity.

Reflecting on the spatially and socially uneven impacts of austerity on individuals and families, Julie MacLeavy shows how the ‘new normal’ of post-welfare state governance will negatively condition life chances, even in better economic times. She considers the political, economic and social developments that have led us to the present moment and shows how the rhetoric of austerity has pushed social inequality and uneven development off the political agenda.
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Imprint:   Bristol University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
ISBN:   9781529209341
ISBN 10:   152920934X
Pages:   178
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Julie MacLeavy is Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Bristol.

Reviews for Enduring Austerity: The Uneven Geographies of the Post-Welfare State

""If you want to understand the complexities of austerity, there is no better place than MacLeavy’s book. She ties together the political project to shrink the welfare state and the impacts of austerity for individuals, families, public sector workers and communities. Devastating."" Mia Gray, University of Cambridge “This book weaves together a powerful story of neoliberalism and austerity as they have played out in Britain, not as abstract theories, but through the lived experience of disadvantaged communities.” Allan Cochrane, The Open University “Julie MacLeavy’s powerful and revelatory book shows that austerity was more than a cyclical episode, more even than an extended crisis, but a destructive and ongoing process of social and state transformation. It’s an incisive and important contribution.” Jamie Peck, University of British Columbia


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