Past Event
Since the onset of the Great Recession, public discussion has centered on whether spending or austerity is the best path to economic recovery. On May 22, the Governance Studies program at Brookings will host a half-day forum on austerity’s implications for national politics and how policy is enacted and implemented. he fourth annual A. Alfred Taubman Forum on Public Policy will convene leaders from academia, the media, government, and business to explore the impact of austerity on today's most pressing policy challenges, specifically in the areas of higher education and health care.