A study of the history of opinion is a necessary preliminary to the emancipation of the mind.

John Maynard Keynes

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Topic

History of ideas History Education

Author

John Maynard Keynes

Source

The End of Laissez-faire

Medium

Essay

Genre

Economic literature

Language

English

Time

1926 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Economist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Keynes, John Maynard. The End of Laissez-Faire. Hogarth Press, 1926.

Current Citation

Keynes, John Maynard. The End of Laissez-Faire. BN Publishing, 2009.

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