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In the 1930s one was aware of two great evils - mass unemployment and the threat of war.

James Meade

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James Meade
Age: 88 †
Born: 1907
Born: June 23
Died: 1995
Died: December 22
Economist
University Teacher
Swanage
Dorset
James Edward Meade
Two
Great
Evils
Unemployment
Threat
Aware
Mass
Evil
War

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