The Political Economy and Media Coverage of the European Economic Crisis The case of Ireland Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy Series
Auteur : Mercille Julien
The European economic crisis has been ongoing since 2008 and while austerity has spread over the continent, it has failed to revive economies. The media have played an important ideological role in presenting the policies of economic and political elites in a favourable light, even if the latter?s aim has been to shift the burden of adjustment onto citizens. This book explains how and why, using a critical political economic perspective and focusing on the case of Ireland. Throughout, Ireland is compared with contemporary and historical examples to contextualise the arguments made.
The book covers the housing bubble that led to the crash, the rescue of financial institutions by the state, the role of the European institutions and the International Monetary Fund, austerity, and the possibility of leaving the eurozone for Europe?s peripheral countries.
Through a systematic analysis of Ireland?s main newspapers, it is argued that the media reflect elite views and interests and downplay alternative policies that could lead to more progressive responses to the crisis.
1. Introduction: 'the most significant changes since World War II’ 2. The crisis and the role of the media 3. The housing bubble 4. Saving the banks 5. The EU-IMF bailout and the default option 6. Austerity, or class warfare 7. Beyond the Eurozone 8. Conclusion
Date de parution : 09-2014
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Mots-clés :
broadcast media; print media; anti-austerity; austerity; housing bubble; Irish crisis; Euro crisis; IMF World Economic Outlook Database; Irish Property Market; Sunday Business Post; IMF Intervention; Gdp Growth; Anglo Irish Bank; Federal Reserve; Troubled Assets Relief Program; Sunday Independent; Irish Times; Time Gdp; EU Single Market; Irish Banking System; Irish Banks; Ireland’s Debt; ECB; NCB; Bad Bank; Fiscal Consolidation; Quarterly Gdp Data; Blanket Guarantee; Anglo Irish; Debt Audit; Toxic Assets