The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism
Clara E. Mattei’s The Capital Order traces the rise of austerity and examines the role economists played in shaping its political impact. Linking economic ideas with the emergence of fascism, this critical history explores how fiscal policies can influence institutions, public life, and the distribution of power.
About This Book
The Capital Order examines the history and development of austerity as an economic and political approach.
Clara E. Mattei explores how economists helped formulate and promote ideas about fiscal restraint and economic order.
The book connects austerity to broader political consequences, including the conditions that paved the way to fascism.
It offers a critical perspective on the relationship between economic thought, public policy, and political power.
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