https://booksandideas.net// Books & Ideas is the English-language mirror website of La Vie des Idées, a free online journal which has gained a large readership and established itself in France as a major place for intellectual debate since 2007. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://booksandideas.net/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH68/siteon0-04014.png?1675949311 https://booksandideas.net// 68 144 https://booksandideas.net/How-Austerity-is-Worsening-Coronavirus https://booksandideas.net/How-Austerity-is-Worsening-Coronavirus 2020-06-04T07:00:00Z text/html en Matthew Soener Society Economy liberalism market health hospital coronavirus austerity <p>The Covid-19 virus follows years of austerity politics in Europe and this market-driven ideology is already shaping discussions of how we should handle it. This article examines the way these decisions have affected our ability to respond to the current epidemic.</p>