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John Maynard Keynes

This person is the father of modern Macroeconomics.

Adam Smith

This person wrote The Wealth of Nations, which was published in 1776.

Thomas Robert Malthus

This person was a minister who was interested in the size of the population and its affects on economic welfare.

David Ricardo

This person was interested in the theoretical aspects of economics and authored Principles of Political Economy.

Robert Owen

This person was a Utopian Socialist and the founder and administrator of New Lanark.

Count Henri de Rouvroy de Saint-Simone

This person inspired a sect of followers that became the basis for an industrial religion.

Charles Fourier

This person's plan for the reorganization of society was based on phalansteries which consisted of a hotel-like unit surrounded by farms and industrial establishments.

John Stuart Mill

This person is best known for his political essay entitled, "On Liberty."

Karl Marx

This person authored...

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