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Are people right to criticise austerity or not? Some political leaders have adopted very critical positions.
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Morroni, M. (2018). Why Fiscal Austerity?. In: What Is the Truth About the Great Recession and Increasing Inequality?. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98621-0_4
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