'Capital' is not what capital is called, it is what its nam… - Joan Robinson

'Capital' is not what capital is called, it is what its name is called.

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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Income from property is not the reward of waiting, it is the reward of employing a good stockbroker.

It is impossible to add the stock of money to the flow of saving.

Even if the crises that are looming up are overcome and a new run of prosperity lies ahead, deeper problems will still remain. Modern capitalism has no purpose except to keep the show going.

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