439 Poets' Guide to Economics (with John Ramsden)
The History of Literature
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The Dismal Science
There was a theory held by all the leading economists. The basis of value was the amount of labour that went into making something. This is now completely discredited, but it was believed at the time by the brightest and the best. Did you find any economists who were reading or attempting to write poetry? Well, i didn't find any who attempted to write it, or if they did, they certainly didn't get as far as publishing it. Not my but as i say, economists do come in all sorts of flavours. I mean, caines and mill and adam smith all began as professional philosophers. To day, if you takeamarchasen, this is a very great
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