Costing us dearly: The toll of austerity policy on public health
Sociologist David Stuckler contends that we’re selling public health short when we impose budget cutbacks during economic downturn
Published 26 February 2016
Episode 362
On this Up Close podcast, University of Oxford sociologist and political economist Professor David Stuckler argues that austerity policies imposed by national governments in response to economic crises bring about increases in disturbing public health outcomes – particularly among those societies’ most vulnerable people – while countries that opt for stimulus-based policies have demonstrably healthier outcomes.
“Even a severe financial crisis need not impact people’s health if politicians take steps to protect their people,” he says.
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