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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

Gabriele Contessa*
Affiliation:
Email: gabriele_contessa@carleton.ca

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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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