439 Poets' Guide to Economics (with John Ramsden)
The History of Literature
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In 19 36, the english economist john maynard keanes proposed a theory of mecro economics that would change the course of history. He surveyed a hundred years of conventional economic wisdom and summarized how unsubstantiated ideas became so entrenched in the minds of intelligent and influential people. Our guest to day, john ramsden, has detailed 11 efforts by poets to analyze and comment upon economics,. from daniel defoe, born in 16 60, to ezra pound, who died in 19 72. Here's one of them.
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