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Joan Robinson on Finance

1903–1983 England

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There is no such thing as a normal period of history. Normality is a fiction of economic textbooks.

Contributions to Modern Economics (1978)

The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.

Contributions to Modern Economics (1978)

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