Founder of modern macroeconomics: Maynard Keynes

Author: Guo Xibao, Xiao Lihua
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: Many biographies of various figures have been published in China, including politicians, scientists, philosophers, writers, and entrepreneurs, but there hasn’t been a comprehensive series introducing biographies of economists. Of course, there have been sporadic translations or biographies of Western economists written by Chinese scholars, but they lack a systematic approach and mostly focus on the economic theories of contemporary Nobel laureates in economics. Biographies of economics masters since Adam Smith, written by Chinese scholars, are still relatively rare in China. This series aims to fill this gap. Over the past 200 years, Western economics has undergone numerous revolutions and produced many renowned economists, who have earned their place in the history of economic thought due to their significant contributions. However, there is no universally accepted definition of what constitutes an "economics master." As a result, the selection of economists for this "Biographies of Economics Masters Series" inevitably involves some subjective judgment.
Nevertheless, we adhere to two principles: first, economists who have made globally recognized groundbreaking contributions, hold important academic positions in economic thought, and are frequently mentioned in contemporary economic literature; second, economists who have published relatively complete personal biographies, including autobiographies. Some economists who could be considered masters are excluded from our series because no complete personal biographies are available. Of course, many economists have published personal biographies with significant contributions, but they are also not included in this series.
It is worth noting that Marxist classics writers, such as Marx and Engels, are undoubtedly economics masters and have numerous biographies available. However, as proletarian revolutionary leaders, they are traditionally not categorized under Western economists. Therefore, they are not included in this series.