Austerity hurt much of Europe. Now it’s hurting Germany itself

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Austerity hurt much of Europe. Now it’s hurting Germany itself

At the end of last year, Berlin itself was affected by the slowdown that its rigid fiscal policies have done so much to foster. Now, it’s said, Keynesian ideas may be taking hold even therePoliticians are past masters at stealing other people’s clothes.