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JKBelieve Posted 16 years ago
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Keynes and his frivolity

"J. M. Keynes suspected that the volatility of investment would eventually lead to even more government influence over the level of national investment, if not the kind. In murky passages he spoke someties of 'socialization' of investment; at other times he praised the structure of the status quo. No wonder he gained a reputation for economics duplicity. In some of his writings, almost every word was ambiguous..."

Umm...I get what the passage is trying to say but I don't understand the phrase "if not the kind"

what does this mean?
  

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Hi, "J. M. Keynes suspected that the volatility of investment would eventually lead to even more government influence over the level of national investment, if not over the kind of national investment .

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  • Keynes suspected that the volatility of investment would eventually lead to even more government influence over the level of national investment, if not over the kind of national investment .
  • In murky passages he spoke someties of 'socialization' of investment; at other times he praised the structure of the status quo.
  • No wonder he gained a reputation for economics duplicity.
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Hi,

"J. M. Keynes suspected that the volatility of investment would eventually lead to even more government influence over the level of national investment, if not over the kind of national investment. In murky passages he spoke someties of 'socialization' of investment; at other times he praised the structure of the status quo. No wonder he gained a reputatio

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