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Tag Archives: austerity
Larry Summers Reviews the History of Austerity
Summers reviews Austerity: the History of a Dangerous Idea by Mark Blyth here. Photo from Financial Times
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If Austerity is Working, What Does Failure Look Like?
From Paul Krugman
3 Articles from the Sunday NYTimes
1. God Save the British Economy Each month, the committee heard Posen’s advice. Each month, it voted 8 to 1 against him. The bank eschewed his more expansionary suggestions and stuck to a more conservative approach of keeping interest rates low … Continue reading
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Tagged austerity, College, Education, income mobility, inequality, links, Middle Class, Republicans, Spending, Tax Reform, Taxes, UK
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