Keynes

American

[keynz] / keɪnz /

noun

John Maynard, 1st Baron, 1883–1946, English economist and writer.

Keynes British

/ keɪnz /

noun

John Maynard, 1st Baron Keynes. 1883–1946, English economist. In The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936) he argued that unemployment was characteristic of an unregulated market economy and therefore to achieve a high level of employment it was necessary for governments to manipulate the overall level of demand through monetary and fiscal policies (including, when appropriate, deficit financing). He helped to found the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank

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Other Word Forms

Keynesian adjective
Keynesianism noun

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The third edition of the event is going to take place in the Czech Republic in June, after being held in Milton Keynes for the past two years.

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Tiger Duggan, who was originally from Milton Keynes but had been living in Australia with his brother, had been receiving treatment at MedPark Hospital in Bangkok.

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Reigning world champion Luke Littler survived a major scare as he progressed to the second round of the World Masters in Milton Keynes.

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As John Maynard Keynes observed, “Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally.”

From MarketWatch

ATG has operated Milton Keynes Theatre since it opened in 1999, but the proposed new venue would allow for "larger-scale music performances and live experiences".

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