Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea | Mark Blyth | Talks at Google

Name: Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea | Mark Blyth | Talks at Google
Description: Mark Blyth's Talks at Google presentation based on his book on austerity. He argues that government debt came largely from bailing out banks, and that budget cuts are a misguided response to the financial crisis.

Talks at Google

Mark Blyth's Talks at Google presentation based on his book on austerity. He argues that government debt came largely from bailing out banks, and that budget cuts are a misguided response to the financial crisis.

HN commenters bring it up in economics and politics threads as a historical critique of austerity policy and the thinking behind it.

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Macroeconomics & financial crises

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