| − | '''John Maynard Keynes''' (5 June 1883 - 21 April 1946) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] economist. His ideas were highly influential leading to him generally being credited as being one of the founding fathers of modern theoretical [[macroeconomics]]. Breaking with the [[Neo-classical Economics|neoclassical]] orthodoxy of his era, Keynes argued that macroeconomic relationships differ from their [[Microeconomics|microeconomic]] counterparts. He went on to advocate government intervention into markets and proposed a demand-driven model for money. His theories formed the basis of what came to be known as [[Keynesian economics]]. | + | '''John Maynard Keynes''' (5 June 1883 - 21 April 1946) was a leftist[[United Kingdom|British]] economist. His ideas were highly influential leading to him generally being credited as being one of the founding fathers of modern theoretical [[macroeconomics]]. Breaking with the [[Neo-classical Economics|neoclassical]] orthodoxy of his era, Keynes argued that macroeconomic relationships differ from their [[Microeconomics|microeconomic]] counterparts. He went on to advocate government intervention into markets and proposed a demand-driven model for money. His theories formed the basis of what came to be known as [[Keynesian economics]]. |