Who Makes Cents?: A History of Capitalism Podcast

Eric Rauchway on How FDR and Keynes Ended the Depression

Feb. 1, 2016

We've been hearing a lot about economist John Maynard Keynes' midcentury economic plans for the U.S. since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008. Are the measures that Keynes and FDR took to combat the Depression in 2008 relevant to the present? What is the difference between fiscal and monetary policy, and how might changing our national approach to the monetary supply help our economic circumstances? Listen to find out!

Podparadise.com neither hosts nor alters podcast files. All content © its respective owners.