Monday, May 25, 2015

"Capitalism, wisely managed, [is the best economic system]--John Maynard Keynes


"Keynes went out of his way in his Sidney Ball lecture to state that “for my part, I think that Capitalism, wisely managed, can probably be made more efficient for attaining economic ends than any alternative system yet in sight,” although he conceded that “in itself [capitalism] is in many ways extremely objectionable.” Or, as he wrote to Sir Charles Addis, a director of the Bank of England, “I seek to improve the machinery of society, not overturn it.”"

Let us follow Keynes’s advice and have what I would call “Social Capitalism.” A proven productive economic system, with firm democratic control, but for everyone.—gdn)

Wapshott, Nicholas (2011-10-11). Keynes Hayek: The Clash that Defined Modern Economics (Kindle Locations 727-730). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.

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