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The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy, Stephanie Kelton. Public Affairs, 2020, 325 pages.

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The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy, Stephanie Kelton. Public Affairs, 2020, 325 pages.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2021

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Economics & Philosophy , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , July 2022 , pp. 315 - 320
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