Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea
Mar 2013 · Oxford University Press
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In Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea, Mark Blyth, a renowned scholar of political economy, provides a powerful and trenchant account of the shift toward austerity policies by governments throughout the world since 2009. The issue is at the crux about how to emerge from the Great Recession, and will drive the debate for the foreseeable future.
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February 14, 2014
An interesting read that discusses the various aspects of austerity and debunks the arguments in favour of it. I was surprised at how easy a read
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James Wroblewski
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June 2, 2017
Pretty good coverage of the effects of Austerity over the years.
thomas o malley
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February 17, 2015
Interesting read
About the author
Mark Blyth is Professor of International Political Economy at Brown University. He is the author of Great Transformations: Economic Ideas and Institutional Change in the Twentieth Century.
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