Austerity vs Stimulus

Robert Skidelsky is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at Warwick University, UK. He is best known for his work on John Maynard Keynes, including a three-volume biography and Keynes: The Return of the Master (2009). Most recently he co-authored How Much is Enough?: Money and the Good Life (2012) with his son, Edward Skidelsky.Nicolò Fraccaroli is a PhD student in Economics at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. He obtained his MSc in the Political Economy of Europe at the London School of Economics, UK. Previously he worked for the Centre for Global Studies, London, UK, on the reform of the economics curriculum. He is a member of the Rethinking Economics network and founded its organisation in Italy.

• Introduction. -1. The Politics of the Debate.- 2. The Two Sides of the Debate.- 3. Contemporary Arguments for Austerity.- 4. Contemporary Arguments for Stimulus.- 5. Confidence: The Object of the Debate.- 6. Austerity vs Stimulus in the UK.- 7. What's Next.