Ideologies / Liberal / John Maynard Keynes
§ The minds · 1883–1946 · United Kingdom · Economist
John Maynard Keynes
The general theory
Government can steer the market cycle.
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The economist whose theory of demand management gave 20th-century liberalism its central tool: a government that smooths the business cycle rather than leaving it to itself.
social
Bloomsbury liberal, culturally progressive for his time.
economic
Active fiscal and monetary policy to manage demand and employment.
governance
Liberal technocratic management within democratic capitalism.
Notable for
- 'The General Theory'
- Bretton Woods architecture
- Founded macroeconomics
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