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Of course, these social phenomena are both symptoms of and contributors to economic circumstances, a vicious cycle that requires a structural solution at the policy level.
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Concerns now are more closely linked to mid-cycle economic management than structural problems, like in the US with its jobless recovery ( Brazil hired more people this year than the US).
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"The taskforce recognises that our High Streets are going through a structural recalibration, rather than an economic cycle from which we will emerge over time, " he said.
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"The central bank is unlikely to embark on an aggressive easing cycle if they are not convinced that the structural constraints have been addressed, " said Radhika Rao, economist at DBS bank.
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Long-run growth rates are driven by structural factors not monetary policy, which mainly affects output over the cycle.
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But macroeconomic belt-tightening at an awkward point in the business cycle is an entirely different matter from the painful, structural, microeconomic reforms that are needed to create jobs.
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