H. Tolga Bolukbasi is an assistant professor of Political Science and Public Administration at Bilkent University, Turkey.
This monograph provides an analytically sophisticated and detailed account of the first wave of institutionalized austerity in the European Union. Dr. Tolga Bolukbasi applies the best tools of political economy and sociology to understand the reframing of welfare states within the constraining economic conditions adopted by European institutions and Member States. A masterful reconstruction of a key moment both for building the European Union and setting the stage for its contemporary difficulties. - Jane Jenson, Professeure emerite Political science, Universite de Montreal