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Friday, May 3, 2013

Mark Blyth — The Austerity Delusion: Why a Bad Idea Won Over the West

The results of Europe’s experiment with austerity are in and they’re clear: it doesn’t work. Here’s how such a flawed idea became the West’s default response to financial crises.
Foreign Affairs — Published by the Council on Foreign Relations
The Austerity Delusion: Why a Bad Idea Won Over the West
Mark Blyth | Professor of International Political Economy at Brown University

Brilliant historical summary.