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AFTER CERTAINTY

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Mark Blyth

Political economist of austerity as a dangerous idea recycled across crises.

Why this matters

Blyth punctures moral language that treats fiscal pain as virtue regardless of outcomes.

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Works

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Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea

Blyth, Mark. *Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea*. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.

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