Eliot Janeway (1913—1993), born Eliot Jacobstein, was an influential American economist, journalist and author whose career spanned seven decades. He was an economic advisor to Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson. His eclectic approach focused on the interaction between political pressures, economic policy and market trends. He was a vigorous critic of the economic policies of presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan, and his ideas anticipated contemporary economic and financial proposals.
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