...the book mounted a swingeing attack on the materialist, growth-oriented economics of the day.

该书对当今追逐实利、以增长为导向的经济学进行了猛烈的抨击

There have been swingeing cuts on government subsidies, on housing, food and fuel.

政府已经大幅度削减了其在住房、食品和燃料方面的补贴。