Keynes

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Keynes, John Maynard 1st Baron Keynes 1883-1946; Eng. economist & writer

See Keynes in American Heritage Dictionary 4

British economist who proposed that high unemployment, being a result of insufficient consumer spending, could be relieved by government-sponsored programs. He also advocated deficit spending by governments to stimulate ecomomic activity.

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