On the contrary, austerity was perhaps too successful (and painful).

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For example, most US recessions since 1945 were caused by the Fed stepping on the brakes too hard.

NEW YORK Too many politicians and economists blame austerity urged by Greece s creditors for the collapse of the Greek economy.

Now, the going gets tougher.

Psychologists call such a stance tough love.

These hard landing scenarios are extreme.

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Hardliners of all factions support this approach.

Fiscal austerity was supposed to restore confidence.

For starters, there is the risk of a hard landing in China.

The university sector has also been affected by the austerity measures.

Too many people stay for too long.

This leads to a larger point about the role of military force.

Their votes could prove crucial in a tight contest.

Europe does not face a choice between soft and hard power.

What does this imply for Europe s austerity debate?

When the going gets tough, they argue, the Europeans bow out.

Afterward, in a period of hard line communist reaction, he became a political prisoner, even a non person.

It is often argued that with less austerity, domestic demand would be stronger.

Unfortunately, the political economy of austerity has led to sub optimal outcomes.

Anti austerity protest in Athens on November 14, 2012.

A competition that ended up being much tougher than the team could have imagined.

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There are too few Tibetans, and too many Chinese.

Too much action in too many places

There are too many cars and too much traffic.

This is too sweet and that is too salty.

We must use what has been called smart power, the full range of tools at our disposal. Smart power means the combination of the hard power of command and the soft power of attraction.

To forestall the possibility of a coup, the army is being cleansed of hardline Islamists.

Instead, he cultivated a reputation as an anti Indian hardliner.

That is why sudden austerity cannot be a morale builder.

The Cold War was won by a mixture of hard and soft power.

This image of austerity appeals to the emotional need for stories with villains.

Combining hard and soft power into a smart strategy, it turns out, is not easy.

So far, however, austerity has prevented sufficient public financing.

As a result, the anti austerian view masks strong assumptions and risks.

Students of Genoa protest against austerity measures, on 14th November 2012.