“The important thing for Government is not to do things which individuals are doing already, and to do them a little better or a little worse; but to do those things which at present are not done at all.”
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John Maynard Keynes
John Maynard Keynes, born on June 5, 1883, was a prominent British economist whose work had a profound impact on the field of economics, particularly in the area of macroeconomics. His theories advocating for government intervention to stabilize the economy gained widespread application during the Great Depression of the 1930s. more
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