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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.

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Detroit, and the Bankruptcy of America’s Social Contract

Jul 31, 2013

What does the bankruptcy of Detroit say about the US social contract?

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Why Austerity Theory is the Economist's Atomic Bomb

Jul 9, 2013

Economic theories are powerful things, to be used and misused. Those who write economic theory and do economic policy need to be aware of the consequences of what they are doing.

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You Didn’t Build That: The Entrepreneurial State

Jul 8, 2013

A review of The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths, the new book by Mariana Mazzucato