Maynard Keynes was born into a certain civilisation at a particular moment of history, and was one of its foremost products. He inherited both its as… - Robert Skidelsky
" "Maynard Keynes was born into a certain civilisation at a particular moment of history, and was one of its foremost products. He inherited both its aspirations and its tensions. He grew up in the shadow of its great figures, notably Henry Sidgwick and Alfred Marshall, the teachers and colleagues of his father. His style of thought and way of life both bear Cambridge's unmistakable imprint.
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About Robert Skidelsky
Robert Jacob Alexander, Baron Skidelsky, FBA (born 25 April 1939), is a British economic historian.
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Professor Robert Jacob Alexander Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky
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Keynes had a political objective. Unless governments took steps to stabilize market economies at full employment, much of the undoubted benefit of markets would be lost and political space would be opened up for extremists who would offer to solve the economic problem by abolishing markets, peace and liberty. This in a nutshell was the Keynesian 'political economy'. Keynes offers an immensely fruitful way of making sense of the slump now in progress, for suggesting policies to get us out of the slump, for ensuring, as far as is humanly possible, that we don't continue to fall into pits like the present one, and for understanding the human condition. These are the things which make Keynes fresh today.
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