Austerity
12 Myths Exposed
Contents16 chapters
- Partners
- Copyright
- Preface
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS
- BEYOND AUSTERITY: MYTH AND SUBSTANCE
- PART I — THE AUTHORITY OF AUSTERITY ECONOMICS
- THE GREAT STAGNATION AND THE FAILURE OF BUSINESS INVESTMENT
- MICKEY MOUSE NUMBERS IN ECONOMIC HISTORY: THE ORIGINS AND SPINNING OF 60 / 90 PERCENT DEBT-TO-GDP RATIOS
- PART II — CONTEMPORARY AUSTERITY: RECONSTRUCTING THE IRON CAGE OF PUBLIC FINANCE
- THE MYTH OF INTERNATIONAL TAX ‘COMPETITION’
- PRIVATIZATION REDUCES THE FISCAL BURDEN?
- FISCAL CONSOLIDATION: CUT SPENDING, SOLVE FISCAL PROBLEMS AND INCREASE INVESTMENT?
- PART III — AUSTERITY AND THE EXPLANATION OF ECONOMIC CRISIS
- THE PRIORITY OF DEFICIT REDUCTION AND THE MYTH OF CONSOLIDATION
- WAS THE EURO CRISIS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE SOVEREIGN DEBT?
- PART IV — THE IMPACT OF DEBT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- MARKETS GOOD, PUBLIC BAD—THE FALSE PROMISES OF MARKET POPULISM
- THE STATE MUST LIVE WITHIN ITS MEANS?
- SWABIAN HOUSEWIFE ECONOMICS IS GOOD FOR EVERYONE?
- PART V — THE IMPACT OF DEBT ON SOCIETY
- TWO WORLDS OF AUSTERITY: MYTHOLOGIES OF ACTIVATION AND INCENTIVES
- DEMOCRATIC AUSTERITY? SOCIAL CONCERTATION IN THE NEOLIBERAL STATE