Mark Blyth
| Mark Blyth | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1967 Dundee, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | political economy |
Mark Blyth (born in 1967) is a Scottish political scientist and a professor of international political economy at Brown University. He is best known for his critique of austerity, Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea, described by Salon and AlterNet as "necessary reading" and as simultaneously functioning as an economics explainer, a polemic, and a history book offering "insight into austerity’s lineage, its theories, its champions and its failures." Blyth characterized the argument advanced by austerity advocates as "a canard" and "complete horseshit."[1][2]
He successfully predicted the results of both the 2016 British referendum on Europe (commonly known as Brexit) and the 2016 US election, arguing that both are indicative of global trends. Using the term "Trumpism," Blyth argues that there are similar anti-establishment movements in the developed world.[3]
Publications
- (2002) Great Transformations: Economic Ideas and Institutional Change in the Twentieth Century, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- (2012), Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
References
- ↑ Blyth's Faculty Page at Brown University
- ↑ Austerity Is 'Complete Horsesh*t': Ivy League Prof Dismantles the Conservative Lie (Feb. 2015), Salon.com and AlterNet. "Mark Blyth's new book explains the damaging consequences of austerity in Europe and the U.S."
- ↑ https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2016-11-15/global-trumpism
External links
- Chris Hedges’ ‘On Contact’: The Cost of Austerity, With Economist Mark Blyth. Truthdig. September 12, 2016.