Unequal distribution of income is an excessively uneconomic method of getting the necessary saving done. — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
Marx, however imperfectly he worked out the details, set himself the task of discovering the law of motion of capitalism, and if… — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
The very nature of economics is rooted in nationalism. ... It [was] developed ... in the hope of throwing light upon questions of policy.… — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
Unequal distribution of income is an excessively uneconomic method of getting the necessary saving done. — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
we make a great fuss about national conscience, but it consists mainly in insisting upon everyone ascribing our national policy to highly moral motives,… — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
Marx, however imperfectly he worked out the details, set himself the task of discovering the law of motion of capitalism, and if there is… — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
Economic theorists should not make such a production about taking a rabbit out of a hat after having put the rabbit into the hat… — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
science progresses by trial and error, and when it is forbidden to admit error there can be no progress. — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
The orthodox doctrines of economics which were dominant in the last quarter of the nineteenth century had a clear message. They supported laisser faire,… — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
It's a terrible thing to be a worker exploited in the capitalist system. The only worse thing is to be a worker unable to… — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
Not only subjective poverty is never overcome by growth, but absolute poverty is increased by it. ... Absolute misery grows while wealth increases. — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
“After the war, when the problem of deficient effective demand seemed to have faded into the background, a fresh question came to the fore… — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
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