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C/E/775. An examine of austerity measures adopted by the UK Government

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1550
DATE:
2011
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This paper examines the recent austerity measures adopted by the UK government. The reasons why austerity may be necessary are detailed, and the paper discusses the impact that the economic recession has had on fiscal measures. Fiscal austerity is examined, along with the various theoretical and literary view points on the subject. The concept of austerity in the short and long term is discussed, and the paper discusses austerity in the US, Japan and Greece. Examples of where drastic and urgent austerity has been necessary are detailed, and the paper concludes by summarizing the negative and positive sides of austerity.

 

KEYWORDS: Austerity, UK government, economic recession, fiscal measures, fiscal austerity, US, Japan, Greece,