Marx, however imperfectly he worked out the details, set hi… - Joan Robinson

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Marx, however imperfectly he worked out the details, set himself the task of discovering the law of motion of capitalism, and if there is any hope of progress in economics at all, it must be in using academic methods to solve the problems posed by Marx.

Joan Robinson

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Joan Robinson FBA (30 October 1903 – 5 August 1983) was a British post-Keynesian economist who made many contributions to economic theory.

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Birth Name: Joan Violet Maurice

Native Name: Joan Violet Robinson

Alternative Names: Joan V. Robinson

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