TLDR: rightists predicted austerity would improve the economy. The right got elected, pushed austerity, and the economy improved, but it wasn't really the auste

TLDR: rightists predicted austerity would improve the economy. The right got elected, pushed austerity, and the economy improved, but it wasn't really the austerity at all because of x,y,z. (I'm NOT trying to take sides here, just trying to summarize the thesis of a long article)