John Maynard Keynes

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Noun1.John Maynard Keynes - English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946)
Bloomsbury Group - an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles
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But as Ricardo's Notes on Malthus show, Malthus' critique of that 'law' was not at all convincing because he failed--in contrast to Keynes--to distinguish between saving and investment (see Barens, 'Keynes, John Maynard, on Ricardo').
Keynes, John Maynard (1933a) 'National self-sufficiency' in The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes, volume 21: Activities 1931-1939--World crises and policies in Britain and America.
A useful introduction to Keynes is Alec Cairncross, 'Keynes, John Maynard, Baron Keynes (1883-1946)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford, 2004; online edition 2011): http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/34310, accessed 17 April 2012.
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