Sylvia (Lancaster University and UNESCO Chair in Gender Research) Walby
We are living in a time of crisis which has cascaded through society. Financial crisis has led to an economic crisis of recession and unemployment; an ensuing fiscal crisis over government deficits and austerity has led to a political crisis which threatens to become a democratic crisis. Borne unevenly, the effects of the crisis are exacerbating class and gender inequalities.
Rival interpretations - a focus on 'austerity' and reduction in welfare spending versus a focus on 'financial crisis' and democratic regulation of finance - are used to justify radically diverse policies...
We are living in a time of crisis which has cascaded through society. Financial crisis has led to an economic crisis of recession and unemployment;...
