Clara E. Mattei
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About the Author
Clara E. Mattei is an economist and historian whose work examines how economic ideas shape political life and public policy. She brings together archival research, historical analysis, and contemporary critique to illuminate the social consequences of austerity and the institutions that sustain it. Her writing connects economic theory with struggles over democracy, power, and inequality, making complex debates accessible to a broad readership. Mattei is best known for The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism, a forceful study of the relationship between austerity, class power, and the rise of authoritarian politics.
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historical
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Books by Clara E. Mattei
