Title: Austerity
Subtitle: The History of a Dangerous Idea
Description: A history of austerity, an explanation of austerity-based economic policies,  an examination of the results of applying austerity-based economic policies, and a determination why those policies failed.
Subjects: economics, fiscal policy, economic development, financial crises, debt, Debts, public, Budget deficits, Economic policy, Income, Public Debts
Places: European Union, United States, PIIGS
People: Alberto Alesina, John Maynard Keynes, John Locke
Time periods: 1692-1942, 1942-2012