Politicians today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless wastefulness that has made the economy worse. In contrast, they have advanced a policy ...

Ten years ago, Brown University political economist Mark Blyth published a book called “Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea.” That “dangerous idea” had plenty of purchase at the time. The ...

With Mark Blyth, Scottish political scientist, professor of international political economy at Brown University, and author of several books including his most recent Austerity: The History of a ...

By that, in 2008, it was the finance sector and the banks that brought on the recession and austerity meant that they were bailed out while the poor suffered and continue to do so by cut to food ...

A decade and a half after the global financial crisis, austerity has returned. But this time it is not just an economically dangerous idea that promises to make a bad situation worse; in the hands of ...

Joel Suss, Managing Editor of our sister blog, LSE British Politics and Policy, spoke to Mark Blyth, Professor of Political Science at Brown University and author of Austerity: The History of a ...

Professor Mark Blyth of Brown University has put together a video describing the real impact of austerity on an economy and how it can lead to deflationary spirals. The real focus on the video is, ...

Doug Henwood in conversation with Mark Blyth, Professor of Political Economy at Brown University, and author of “Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea, & Great Transformations.” ...