austeritarianism

English

Noun

austeritarianism (uncountable)

1. Advocacy for, or enactment of, authoritarian forms of austerity.
   • 2015, Richard Hyman, “Austeritarianism in Europe: What Options for Resistance?”, in David Natali, Bart Vanhercke, editors, Social Policy in the European Union: State of Play 2015‎^[1], European Trade Union Institute, page 118:

     The ultimate question is this: can mass protest overcome austeritarianism?

   • 2016, Sarah Jaffe, “The Fight Against Austerity Started Here”, in The Nation‎^[2]:

     In Wisconsin, the attack on collective bargaining was the epitome of austeritarianism: Though Walker argued that Act 10 would save the state billions, it is hard to argue that collective bargaining itself had a price tag the same way health insurance or a pension plan did.

   • 2021, Gustave Massiah, “What are the challenges of WSF 2021 in relation to the global situation?”, in CETRI‎^[3]:

     Austeritarianism could evolve towards dictatorial neo-liberalism, with identitarian and securitarian ideologies, carried by social groups that the fear of downgrading and insecurity are pushing to the extreme right, leaving room for manoeuvre to fascist factions.