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Robert Heilbroner was a prominent economist, born on March 24, 1919, and passed away on January 4, 2005. His research focused on macroeconomics and the history of economics, profoundly influencing economic theory and policy.

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“We cannot help living in history. We can only fail to be aware of it.”

Helping Failing

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“The cure for capitalism's failing would require that a government would have to rise above the interests of one class alone.”

Government Interest Class Failing Capitalism Cures Rise Above

Book:The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers

Source: The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers

About the Author

Born: March 24, 1919
Died: January 4, 2005
Known for: Economist
Quotes: 36

Books & Sources

The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic ThinkersRelated source material

Marxism: For and AgainstRelated source material

The Great Economists: Their Lives and Their Conceptions of the WorldRelated source material

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