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It is investment, i.e. the increased production of material wealth in the shape of capital goods, which alone increases national wealth.
John Maynard Keynes
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John Maynard Keynes
Age: 62 †
Born: 1883
Born: June 5
Died: 1946
Died: April 21
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Lord Keynes
Baron Keynes of Tilton
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