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John maynard keynes, 1st baron keynes, 5 june 1883 21 april 1946 was a british economist whose ideas have profoundly affected modern macroeconomics, both in theory and in practice. By common consent, the line starts with adam smith 17231790, whose wealth of nations 1776 is generally regarded as the founding document of modern economics. From a list of the 20 texts that shaped our times, curated by leading british academics as part of academic book week, john maynard keyness the general theory of. The economic consequences of the peace by john maynard keynes, on project gutenberg lenin is said to have declared that the best way to destroy the capitalist system was to debauch the currency. He was, as the famous writer leonard woolf noted, a don, a civil servant, a speculator, a businessman, a journalist, a writer, a farmer, a picture dealer, a statesman, a theatrical manager, a book collector. Delivered from our uk warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. Keyness economic theory voted most influential academic. It therefore can be seen that maynard had a very enriched childhood. The theory of monetary economy is a nonfiction work by dudley dillard which seeks to make the general theory of employment, interest and money by john maynard keynes understandable to both the economist and to the noneconomist. April 1946 in tilton bei firle, east sussex war ein britischer okonom. John maynard keynes was born in cambridge, cambridgeshire, england, to an uppermiddleclass family. John maynard keynes aimed to dismantle assumptions 1.
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