“Even if the crises that are looming up are overcome and a new run of prosperity lies ahead, deeper problems will still remain.”

— Joan Robinson

Conclusion, p. 143
Economic Heresies (1971)
Context: Even if the crises that are looming up are overcome and a new run of prosperity lies ahead, deeper problems will still remain. Modern capitalism has no purpose except to keep the show going.

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English economist 1903–1983

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