Ch. 1 : The Character of the Problem
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Nothing can be settled in isolation. Every use of our resources is at the expense of an alternative use.
— John Maynard Keynes
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "John Maynard Keynes" (Quotes, 1940s, How to Pay for the War (1940))
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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.
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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