TY - Report AU - Dexter Whitfield PY - 2013 T1 - Unmasking austerity - lessons for Australia PB - University of Adelaide DO - https://doi.org/APO-35300 UR - https://apo.org.au/node/35300 AB - Austerity policies have fuelled the fire of recession rather than stimulated growth. As a consequence nearly 5.5 million young people are now out of work in Europe and unemployment has reached crisis levels. This is the first of three papers that will examine austerity strategies in Europe and the US and assess their economic and social effects. Subsequent briefings will examine the importance of alternative policies to reconstruct the economy and the public sector. ER -