It is, it seems, politically impossible for a capitalistic … - John Maynard Keynes

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It is, it seems, politically impossible for a capitalistic democracy to organize expenditure on the scale necessary to make the grand experiments which would prove my case — except in war conditions

John Maynard Keynes

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About John Maynard Keynes

John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes of Tilton (5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946) was a British economist whose ideas, known as Keynesian economics, had a major impact on modern economic and political theory and on many governments' fiscal policies.

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Alternative Names: Lord Keynes • Baron Keynes of Tilton • John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes • Keynes

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