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Austerity Breeds Financial Protectionism
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This article explores the historical relationship between welfare states and capital controls, arguing that countries with strong social safety nets often rely on financial protectionism. It traces this dynamic from the Bretton Woods era to modern globalized markets.
Advanced economies did not simply abandon capital controls after the 1944 Bretton Woods Agreement. Martino Comelli and Pedro Perfeito Da Silva show that welfare states quietly took over their job. Countries that protect workers can afford open financial borders. Countries that spend mainly on pensioners still police the movement of money
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