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I believe that in many cases the ideal size for the unit of control and organisation… — John Maynard Keynes

Essay · Economic literature

I believe that in many cases the ideal size for the unit of control and organisation lies somewhere between the individual and the modern State. I suggest, therefore, that progress lies in the growth and the recognition of semi-autonomous bodies within the State.

John Maynard Keynes
The End of Laissez-faire · 1926
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GovernmentPolitical theory
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Economic literature
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Essay
Time
1926
Person
John Maynard Keynes
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Keynes, John Maynard. "The End of Laissaz-faire." The Essential Keynes. Penguin, edited by Robert Skidelsky, 2016, ch. 4.
Original citation
Keynes, John Maynard. The End Of Laissez-faire. Hogarth Press, 1926, ch. 4.

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