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The return of Keynesian influence

Geoff Riley

4th October 2009

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This excellent four minute BBC news video looks at the return of Keynesian policy ideas. Peter Clarke and Robert Skidelsky spoke to BBC News about how they believe his economic philosophy is continuing to influence today’s political scene. We hear that Keynes was an early day short-seller and a currency speculator but that markets can fail because of deep uncertainties or weak animal spirits about the future.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.