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Readiness in the age of austerity : hearing before the Subcommittee on Readiness of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, hearing held October 27, 2011.

Readiness in the Age of Austerity

Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities,, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives

Published: 2012-05-26

Total Pages: 96


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In this era of persistent engagement, we cannot afford to be caught unprepared in the event another unforeseen contingency arises. During a speech delivered last week, Secretary Panetta stated, "Given the nature of today's security landscape, we cannot afford to repeat the mistakes of past reductions in force that followed World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the fall of the Iron Curtain, which-to varying degrees, as a result of across the board cuts-weakened our military. We must avoid, at all costs, a hollow military-one that lacks sufficient training and equipment to adapt to surprises and uncertainty, a defining feature of the security environment we confront."
Examines the British, French, and German armies’ approaches to accommodating significant budget cuts while attempting to sustain their commitment to full spectrum operations. Specifically, it looks at the choices these armies are making with respect to how they spend dwindling resources: What force structure do they identify as optimal? How much readiness do they regard as necessary? Which capabilities are they abandoning?
Examines the British, French, and German armies’ approaches to accommodating significant budget cuts while attempting to sustain their commitment to full spectrum operations. Specifically, it looks at the choices these armies are making with respect to how they spend dwindling resources: What force structure do they identify as optimal? How much readiness do they regard as necessary? Which capabilities are they abandoning?
Essays concerning British life and politics during the decade after World War II and many of the changes that occured during that period.
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Austerity has dominated the policy agenda in the past decade. Although it appeared to end with the COVID-19 pandemic, a return to harsh cutbacks in the future cannot be ruled out. In this incisive analysis, Diane Perrons shows that while austerity policies have devastating effects on people's lives, their gendered dynamics are particularly conspicuous: budget cuts have been overwhelmingly aimed at services used by women. She shows how the gender aspects of this economic and social catastrophe intersected with a range of other factors, making the experience of austerity very different for different groups - and highly unjust. Not only that, it undermined responses to COVID-19. She finishes by critiquing the justifications for austerity policies and asks whether there are compelling alternatives that can re-invigorate economies and societies after the pandemic, and avoid a return to austerity. This compelling book will be essential reading for activists, policymakers and students of feminist political economy everywhere.​