Framing the global economic downturn: crisis rhetoric and the politics of recessions

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Title: Framing the global economic downturn : crisis rhetoric and the politics of recessions

Contains: Part I. Setting the stage. From 'market correction' to 'global catastrophe': framing the economic downturn / Paul 't Hart and Karen Tindall
Understanding crisis exploitation: leadership, rhetoric and framing contests in response to the economic meltdown / Paul 't Hart and Karen Tindall
Part II. One crisis, different worlds: the United States and Canada. The United States: crisis leadership in times of transition / Isaac Ijjo Donato
Canada: the politics of optimism / Anastasia Glushko
Part III. Dark clouds and turbulence in Europe. United Kingdom: the politics of government survival / Justin Pritchard
Republic of Ireland: from Celtic tiger to recession victim / Adam Masters
France: dominant leadership / Natalie Windle
The European Union: from impotence to opportunity? / Tully Fletcher
Part IV. No hiding place: the meltdown and the Asia-Pacific Region. Australia: 'the lucky country' on a knife edge / Matthew Laing and Karen Tindall
New Zealand: electoral politics in times of crisis / Michael Jones
Singapore: staying the course / Faith Benjaathonsirikul
Part V. Comparisons and reflections. Contesting the frame: opposition leadership and the global financial crisis / Brendan McCaffrie
Crisis leadership in terra incognita: why meaning making is not enough / Arjen Boin
Framing dilemmas in the quest for successful crisis management / Allan McConnell
Managing trans-boundary crises: leadership challenges for the EU Presidency / Bengt Sundelius
Public leadership and the social construction of economic catastrophe / Paul 't Hart and Karen Tindall.

Contributor: Hart, Paul 't [Other]; Tindall, Karen [Other]

imprint: Acton, A.C.T.: ANU E Press, 2009

Language: English

ISBN: 9781921666056; 1921666056; 9781921666049; 1921666048

Keywords: Globalization Economic aspects. ; Bankruptcy International cooperation. ; Crisis management Political aspects. ; Public administration Decision making. ; Political leadership ; Financial crises ; Financial crises. ; Political leadership. ; Crisis management Political aspects ; Public administration Decision making ; Bankruptcy International cooperation ; Globalization Economic aspects ; Crisis management ; Public administration ; Bankruptcy ; Globalization ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Economy ; Bankruptcy ; International cooperation ; Crisis management ; Political aspects ; Globalization ; Economic aspects ; Public administration ; Decision making ; Business & Economics ; Economic Theory ; Economics, finance, business and management ; [...]

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Footnote: English

Description: "Managing public uncertainty and anxiety is vital in coping with financial crises. This requires not just prompt action but, most of all, persuasive communication by government leaders. At the same time, the very occurrence of such crises raises acute questions about the effectiveness and robustness of current government policies and institutions. With the stakes being so high, defining and interpreting what is going on, how and why it happened, and what ought to be done now become key questions in the political and policy struggles that crises invariably unleash. In this volume, we study how heads of government, finance ministers and national bank governors in eight countries as well as the EU engage in such 'framing contests', and how their attempts to interpret the cascading events of the economic downturn were publicly received. Using systematic content analysis of speeches and media coverage, this volume offers a unique comparative assessment of public leadership in times of crisis."--Publisher's description.

Access State: Open Access

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