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The Woman Who Shattered the Myth of the Free Market
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The Woman Who Shattered the Myth of the Free Market



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On a list of influential economists throughout history – Adam Smith, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes and Milton Friedman, to name a few – Joan Robinson is conspicuously absent. But in 1933, Robinson published a milestone text that upended the major economic tenets of the time and still resonates today. Financial journalist Zachary D. Carter illuminates Robinson’s extraordinary work and the indelible mark she left on economics. Readers will discover a pioneering thinker in this compelling essay.

Take-Aways

  • Joan Robinson established her economics bona fides at Cambridge University.
  • Her work revolutionized thinking on the nature of competitive markets.
  • Robinson’s theories continue to influence the debate on competitive dynamism and the economic role of government.

About the Author

Zachary D. Carter is the author of The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes.


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