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Constitutionalizing Austerity: Taking the Public out of Public Policy

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  • Stephen McBride, 2016. "Constitutionalizing Austerity: Taking the Public out of Public Policy," Global Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 7(1), pages 5-14, February.
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