{"title":"Martijn Konings","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartijn Konings offers insightful explorations into contemporary economic and social structures, focusing on the intersection of finance, property, and public policy. His work critically examines how economic systems influence power dynamics and societal change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful analysis grounded in education and reference, with titles that challenge conventional perspectives on wealth, governance, and state intervention. Konings' writing is essential for those interested in understanding the forces shaping modern economies.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-bailout-state-by-martijn-konings-9781509564323","title":"The Bailout State","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow did we end up in a world where social programs are routinely cut in the name of market discipline and fiscal austerity, yet large banks get bailed out whenever they get into trouble?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Bailout State\u003c\/i\u003e, Martijn Konings exposes the inner workings of this sprawling infrastructure of government guarantees. Backstopping financial markets and securing banks’ balance sheets, this contemporary Leviathan manages the inflationary pressures that its generosity produces by tightening the financial screws on the rest of the population.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo a large extent, the bailout state was built by progressives seeking to buttress the institutions of the early postwar period. The resulting tide of capital gains fostered an asset-centred politics that experienced its heyday in the nineties. But ever since the financial crisis of 2007-08, promises of inclusive economic growth have looked increasingly thin. A colossus locked in place, the bailout state disburses its benefits to a rapidly shrinking group of property owners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst the backdrop of a ferocious post-pandemic turn to anti-inflationary policy, the only remaining way to exit the logic of the bailout, Konings argues, is to challenge the monetary drivers at the heart of capitalist society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47341222723820,"sku":"9781509564323","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12665483482725.jpg?v=1772186659"},{"product_id":"the-bailout-state-by-martijn-konings-9781509564316","title":"The Bailout State","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow did we end up in a world where social programmes are routinely cut in the name of market discipline and fiscal austerity, yet large banks get bailed out whenever they get into trouble?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Bailout State\u003c\/i\u003e, Martijn Konings exposes the inner workings of this sprawling infrastructure of government guarantees. Backstopping financial markets and securing banks’ balance sheets, this contemporary Leviathan manages the inflationary pressures that its generosity produces by tightening the financial screws on the rest of the population.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo a large extent, the bailout state was built by progressives seeking to buttress the institutions of the early postwar period. The resulting tide of capital gains fostered an asset-centred politics that experienced its heyday in the nineties. But ever since the financial crisis of 2007-08, promises of inclusive economic growth have looked increasingly thin. A colossus locked in place, the bailout state disburses its benefits to a rapidly shrinking group of property owners. 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What exactly are the economic shifts that have driven the social transformations taking place in Anglo-capitalist societies?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this timely book, \u003cem\u003eThe Asset Economy\u003c\/em\u003e, Lisa Adkins, Melinda Cooper and Martijn Konings argue that the rise of the asset economy has produced a new logic of inequality. Several decades of property inflation have seen asset ownership overshadow employment as a determinant of class position. Exploring the impact of generational dynamics in this new class landscape, the book advances an original perspective on a range of phenomena that are widely debated but poorly understood – including the growth of wealth inequalities and precarity, the dynamics of urban property inflation, changes in fiscal and monetary policy, and the predicament of the “millennial” generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite widespread awareness of the harmful effects of Quantitative Easing and similar asset-supporting measures, we appear to have entered an era of policy “lock-in” that is responsible for a growing disconnect between popular expectations and institutional priorities. 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