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Best of 2013: Mark Blyth: Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea

January 2, 2014

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Good morning folks! On today’s best of 2013 Brown University economist Mark Blyth joins Sam to talk about his new book Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea. We will back live tomorrow!

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