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One of the main effects…of orthodox traditional economics was…a plan for explaining to… — Joan Robinson

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One of the main effects…of orthodox traditional economics was…a plan for explaining to the privileged class that their position was morally right and was necessary for the welfare of society.

Joan Robinson
1937
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Economics
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Economic literature
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1937
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Joan Robinson
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Robinson, Joan. "An Economist's Sermon." Essays in the Theory of Employment. Macmillan, 1937.

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