Crises et transformations du modèle social-démocrate suédois by Jean-François Vidal

“…In order to reduce the considerable public deficit caused by the recession, the government implemented a strict austerity program that included cuts in expenditures an proportionate tax increases. …”
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Dévaluation interne, politiques structurelles et réductions des déficits publics : les réponses apportées par la « troïka » sont-elles un remède aux déséquilibres externes des pays... by Francisco Serranito

“…Troika advocates fiscal austerity and internal devaluation policies in the short term and structural policies of market liberalization in the long run. …”
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SMEs probability of default: the case of the hospitality sector by Luís Pacheco

“…We choose the hospitality sector due to its importance in the Portuguese economy and has been particularly affected by the recent economic downturn and austerity measures and because, to the best of our knowledge, this sector has never been the object of such a study. …”
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Le rôle des acteurs de la société civile dans le déploiement des projets économiques et politiques alternatifs : l’expérience mexicaine de la 4T by Max-Amaury Bertoli, Solène Morvant-Roux, Ilán Bizberg

“…Indeed, the imposition of republican austerity, the operational centralisation of the public apparatus and the negation of civil society organisations, on which the new government is based, all justified by the struggle against corruption, greatly reduce its transformative scope. …”
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Literatura parenetică. Modelele bizantin, occidental și național by Eugen Simion

“…This study is dedicated to the mediaeval writings, especially to the parenetic literature, a rather nonliterary genre offering, in close determination with the age and in a sententious manner, moral teachings, advice regarding human dignity and humility/religious austerity. The conceptual term of Middle Ages (id est an age of darkness, mysticism, scholastics, spiritual asceticism) is revised; it is shown, according to historian Le Goff, that the respective age was one of cathedrals, therefore of real creation in which, besides the representative types (the saint and the knight), a third emblematic character came into being: the solitary thinker, the meditative spirit who, looking for a model of existence, brings back the ideas, virtues and myths of Antiquity and, at the same time, thinks of himself in relation with the Divinity. …”
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There is no Such Thing as a Free Market by Dirk van den Heuvel

“…Additionally, the aftermath of the banking and credit crisis of 2008 brought the further breakdown of welfare state arrangements under the politics of so-called austerity. Lastly, the housing situation worsened due to the disruptive rise of the creative classes as depicted by urban sociologist Richard Florida. …”
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The causes of the causes: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander oral health and the neoliberalisation of Australia’s dental health system by Brianna Poirier, Gustavo Soares, Madison Cachagee, Emma Flannagan, Joanne Hedges, Lisa Jamieson

“…Exploring the ways in which neoliberalism has contributed to the establishment of Australia’s working poor, as exemplified by the case of Aboriginal Health Workers/Practitioners, allows us to widen our understanding of how neoliberal austerity and individualism is affecting the oral health of low-wage workers. …”
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Play Nicely Program in the prevention of violence against children: strengthening sustainable development by Janaina Recanello Begui, Andressa Larissa Dias Müller de Souza, Naiara Barros Polita, Maria de Fátima Garcia Lopes Merino, Adriana Valongo Zani, Rosângela Aparecida Pimenta

“…Results: three categories emerged from the participants’ perceptions: innovation and utility; theory applicability in practice; reinterpreting attitudes of austerity and impatience towards children; disciplining rather than punishing children: dilemmas and challenges. …”
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CONTEMPORARY EUROSCEPTICISM AS A CHALLENGE TO EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY by M. O. Shibkova

“…The main trigger of the rise of Euroscepticism in the new millennium was the financial crisis with austerity measures and citizens' frustration with their low standard of living following. …”
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Cohesion policy and metropolitan governance: innovation in stakeholders collaboration practices in Lisbon by Margarida Queirós, Luís Balula, Mário Vale

“…The financial crisis and subsequent austerity policies have underscored the importance of institutional arrangements and governance processes, particularly at the local and regional levels. …”
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“I Often Experience a Lack of Trust”: Filipino Migrant Nurses’ Experiences of Coping with Multiple Conflicting Workplace Demands by Thora H. Christiansen, Erla S. Kristjánsdóttir, Unnur Dís Skaptadóttir

“…This study explores the experiences of nurses from the Philippines working in the Icelandic healthcare sector, a sector facing attrition in the ranks of qualified medical staff, austerity measures, and labor disputes. We examine the processes of interpellation, the pressures and demands that the nurses face, and the options and limitations of their coping mechanisms. …”
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Town Councils as Policy Instruments for Community Engagement: Local Diversity Within a Centralized Response to the COVID Pandemic in England by Susan Ball

“…It outlines the recent historic context of town councils in terms of national policy aimed at developing community engagement, with particular focus on the introduction of the localism agenda by the Coalition Government through to policies of austerity since 2010 and levelling up since 2019. This shows the lack of goals or consensus on the role of town councils, which function as policy instruments connected to policy for community engagement in a symbolic way and having limited expectations in terms of implementation. …”
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ANTHROPOCENTRIC INTENTION OF HESYCHAST AND SUFISTIC PRACTICES OF FREEDOM PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT by Yurii Y. Semchuk

“…The main secret of mystics was not a transfer of theoretical knowledge through the generations, but the apparition of truth through his own aspiration to knowledge, in the unbearable austerity initiation experiences obtained enlightenment, happiness deification, the anguish of love. …”
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BANKS AND BANKING BUSINESS IN RUSSIA IN THE FACE OF INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS by G. S. Panova

“…In a situation of uncertainty of predictions regarding the scope and duration of the application of sanctions, the Russian Government and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation had rightly seek to use a combination of anti-sanctions measures of austerity measures on introduction of contra-sanctions to create more comfortable conditions for doing business in Russia and her allies from member countries of Eurasian Economic Union, SCO, BRICS. …”
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THE EUROPEAN UNION NORTH–SOUTH DIVIDE AND THE FUTURE OF THE EURO by M. M. Khmelnitskiy

“…Inspite of the fact that the Southern countries are still in economic decline, the Northern counties are insisting on austerity measures without any plans to reindustrialize Greece, Spain and Portugal in perspective. …”
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Strategies for Mainstreaming Edible Cities with Focus on the City of Lincoln: A Critical Cross-Case Study Analysis of Community Growing Groups in the UK by Hannah Williams, Amira Elnokaly

“…The socio-political climate in the UK, compounded by government austerity measures, has intensified the cost-of-living crisis, significantly impacting the affordability of the food supply chain. …”
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THE U.S. QUEST FOR NEW TECHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MILITARY SUPERIORITY: DILEMMAS OF THE THIRD OFFSET STRATEGY by V. I. Bartenev

“…The conclusion postulates that the emergence of the TOS was determined by both an erosion of the U.S. military superiority and budget constraints, and, therefore, its content might change if budget austerity imperatives will stop dominating the DoD strategists' thinking. …”
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“I think people have been in survival mode”: a qualitative study of community connectivity in a neighbourhood of North East England before and during COVID-19 by Mandy Cheetham, Alice Wiseman, Stephen Ward, Sarah Gorman, Fiona Pollard

“…Data were thematically analysed using a community-centred public health framework.Results Communities experiencing disadvantage approached the pandemic adversely affected by stigma, austerity and reductions in public sector funding. …”
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Workplace Health Promotion as a good solution to the negative impact of the financial crisis on healthcare systems by Francesco Chirico

“…In Greece, the recent austerity period imposed by the Troika has severely affected spending on healthcare services and the populations’ health has been referred to in the literature as ‘the Greek tragedy’ [2, 3]. …”
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Blood culture bottle shortage mitigation efforts: analysis of impact on ordering and patient impact by Christopher D. Doern, Melissa Whitman, Michelle Doll, Suzanne Lavoie, David Friedel, Gonzalo Bearman, Jeffrey Kim, Heather Masters, Susan Roseff, Jim Willis, Roxanne Mercer, Aaron Hill, Ramana Feeser, Harinder Dhindsa, Frank Petruzella, Anne Jackson, Michael Vitto, Josh Plauny, Alexandra Bryson

“…Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (VCUHS) in Richmond, VA decided that it was necessary to implement austerity measures to preserve the blood culture bottle supply. …”
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