A recent article of mine in OpenDemocracy discusses the appalling human cost of austerity policies in Europe.
https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/john-weeks/recovery-delayed-is-recovery-denied-austerity-and-democracy-in-eu
John Weeks
Professor Emeritus and Senior Researcher at the Centre for Development Policy and Research
Research on Money and Finance Group at the School of Oriental & African Studies at the University of London.