According to new research, once governments try to impose cuts above 2 per cent of GDP, a major surge in social instability can be expected

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Do government cut-backs lead to greater levels of social unrest? Hans-Joachim Voth and Jacopo Ponticelli have analysed 90 years worth of data for 26 European countries and found an unambiguous message- the more governments cut, the greater the levels of social unrest.