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Recovery beyond belt-tightening

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Recovery beyond belt-tightening

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Stimulus, not austerity, is the key to global economic recovery, Robert Skidelsky writes in The Guardian economics blog. In the argument between austerity and stimulus, Professor Lord Skidelsky sides with the Keynesians, suggesting that monetary policy isn't enough and recovery requires fiscal stimulus, beyond the reaches of belt-tightening and banking reform.