Too large a proportion of recent "mathematical" economics are mere concoctions, as imprecise as the initial assumptions they rest on, which allow the author to lose sight of the complexities and interdependencies of the real world in a maze of pretentious and unhelpful symbols.
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Théorie générale de l'emploi, de l'intérêt et de la monnaie, 1936.
Théorie générale de l'emploi, de l'intérêt et de la monnaie, 1936
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I have confidence that Americans can be brought to a sympathetic
Propositions pour une Union monétaire internationale, 1941
The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.
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Théorie générale de l'emploi, de l'intérêt et de la monnaie,chapitre 24, 1936.
Théorie générale de l'emploi, de l'intérêt et de la monnaie, 1936