The rhetoric of austerity

Vol. 42 No. 4 (2022)

Oct-Dez / 2022
Published December 21, 2022
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How to Cite

Cardoso, Guilherme. 2022. “The Rhetoric of Austerity”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 42 (4):1033-42. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31572022-3293.

The rhetoric of austerity

Guilherme Cardoso
Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional – CEDEPLAR, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte-MG, Brasil.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 42 No. 4 (2022), Oct-Dez / 2022, Pages 1033-1042

Abstract

Under the influence of Deidre N. McCloskey’s contribution in the field of
Economic Methodology, this article aims to explore the rhetoric employed in the field of
fiscal economics, specifically in the context of fiscal consolidation. The text unveils some
“myths” of austerity and inquiries about the latent moral component in the current Brazilian
economic policy agenda.

JEL Classification: B4; E65.


Keywords: Economic methodology rhetoric fiscal austerity economic policy