Keynes vs. Hayek: The Clash that Defined Modern Economics
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Nicholas Wapshott's book examines the vastly divergent economic philosophies of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich von Hayek. Messrs. Keynes and Hayek studied the normal course of the capitalist business cycle, especially after World War I, but reached radically different opinions about the role governments should play in regulating and ameliorating the effects of the business cycle. These two gentlemen, two of the most influential economic thinkers of the 20th Century, participated in on-going debates about the respective merits of their own philosophies and the demerits of the other's philosophies. Mr. Wapshott examines these debates and expounds on them in this podcast.
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Author, Journalist, and Broadcaster
Author, journalist and broadcaster Nicholas Wapshott is an online content consultant whose clients have included Oprah Winfrey's hugely successful website Oprah.com. Previously, he was senior editor at The Daily Beast and a widely experienced reporting and editing hard copy journalist. He was the New York bureau chief of The Times of London, editor of the Saturday edition of The Times of London, business columnist for the Sunday Telegraph, and founding editor of The Times Magazine.
As political editor of The Observer, Wapshott covered Margaret Thatcher’s final years in office. In 1983, he wrote one of the first biographies of Thatcher and has written widely about conservative and libertarian ideology. He has broadcast regularly on CNN, MSNBC, PBS, and FOX News. He and his wife, Louise Nicholson, live in New York City with their two sons.