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Austerity

By Mark Blyth

The History of a Dangerous Idea. Oxford University Press, 2013.

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Austerity

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An impassioned analysis of the strategy and ideology behind fiscal austerity, examining why governments are doomed to fail when they resort to cutting funding and bailing out banks, and why this works to the detriment of their citizens.

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Who should read Austerity

Economic historians • banking industry analysts • political science majors and economics students • politicians and parliamentarians • activists

About the author of Austerity

Best-selling author Mark Blyth is an expert in political science and the economy. Currently a professor at Brown University, he previously taught at Johns Hopkins University. Blyth focuses his research on connecting different schools of thought in an effort to improve global outcomes be they political, social, or economic in nature.

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