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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.
The European economic crisis has been ongoing since 2008 and while
austerity has spread over the continent is 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 why, using a
critical political economic perspective and focusing on the case of
Ireland to draw conclusions often applicable to Europe and the
United States. Throughout, Ireland is compared with contemporary
and historical examples to contextualise the arguments made. This
book covers the housing bubble that led to the crash, the rescue of
financial institutions by the state, the role of the European Union
and 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 the views and interests of those in power and
downplay alternative policies that could lead to more progressive
responses to the crisis.
From bank bailouts to austerity, Europe's and Ireland's response to
the economic crisis has been engineered specifically to shift the
burden of paying for the crisis onto ordinary citizens while
investors, financiers, bankers and the privileged are protected.
The authors expose the class-based nature of Ireland's crisis
resolution.
Mainstream commentators claim that the Taliban are the main
culprits behind Afghanistan's skyrocketing drug trade and that the
US military is waging a war on drugs in Afghanistan to weaken the
insurgency and keep our streets free of heroin. Cruel Harvest lifts
the lid on the reality behind the mainstream narrative, showing
that the United States in fact shares a large part of the
responsibility by supporting drug lords, refusing to adopt
effective drug control policies and failing to crack down on drug
money laundered through Western banks. Julien Mercille argues that
the United States is not concerned about waging a real war on
drugs, and that alleged concerns about narco-terrorism mostly act
as pretexts to justify occupation. In a powerful conclusion
Mercille contends that US intervention in Afghanistan is motivated
by power imperatives, not benign intentions.
Mainstream commentators claim that the Taliban are the main
culprits behind Afghanistan's skyrocketing drug trade and that the
US military is waging a war on drugs in Afghanistan to weaken the
insurgency and keep our streets free of heroin. Cruel Harvest lifts
the lid on the reality behind the mainstream narrative, showing
that the United States in fact shares a large part of the
responsibility by supporting drug lords, refusing to adopt
effective drug control policies and failing to crack down on drug
money laundered through Western banks. Julien Mercille argues that
the United States is not concerned about waging a real war on
drugs, and that alleged concerns about narco-terrorism mostly act
as pretexts to justify occupation. In a powerful conclusion
Mercille contends that US intervention in Afghanistan is motivated
by power imperatives, not benign intentions.
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