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In Keynes's Footsteps

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Robert Skidelsky, Professor Emeritus of Political Economy at Warwick University and the author of a seminal three-volume biography of John Maynard Keynes, has never shied from addressing the deeper questions underlying economic outcomes. That is why he has become an indispensable guide to a global economy in turmoil, as his exclusive monthly commentaries for Project Syndicate amply demonstrate.

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  1. The Rise of the Robots
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    The Rise of the Robots

    Feb 19, 2013 Robert Skidelsky

  2. Models Behaving Badly
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    Models Behaving Badly

    Dec 18, 2012 Robert Skidelsky

  3. Inequality is Killing Capitalism
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    Inequality is Killing Capitalism

    Nov 21, 2012 Robert Skidelsky

  4. Happiness Is Equality
    ms7881c.jpg Margaret Scott

    Happiness Is Equality

    Oct 19, 2012 Robert Skidelsky

  5. The Bad Society
    3a757b0346f86f880af16a06_pa3562c.jpg Paul Lachine

    The Bad Society

    Jul 19, 2012 Robert Skidelsky

  6. Labor’s Paradise Lost
    0bd3230446f86f380e092924_jk58.jpg Jon Krause

    Labor’s Paradise Lost

    Jun 21, 2012 Robert Skidelsky

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