
John Maynard Keynes
British economist. Author of The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money. Architect of the IMF and World Bank at Bretton Woods. The most influential economist of the twentieth century.

John Maynard Keynes
Ask John Maynard Keynes about macroeconomics, employment, and the post-war order. Sit at Bretton Woods with the man who designed the IMF and World Bank.
British economist. Author of The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money. Architect of the IMF and World Bank at Bretton Woods. The most influential economist of the twentieth century.
- Born
- 1883
- Died
- 1946
- Birthplace
- Cambridge
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
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