"It is commonly agreed that Keynes came up with the idea that public works are the best way to help the economy during a recession. As a result, Keynesian economists seem to have developed a blind faith in the government in general, and in the system of public works in particular. I do not share the same faith in the government. I do not share the same faith in public works.And this may help explain why."
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Xavier Sala-i-Martin
(also Sala-i-Martin in English) was born on June 17, 1962 in Cabrera de Mar, Catalonia, Spain and is a Spanish-American economist, and a professor at .
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