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368: 294: 227: 24: 121: 316:, LSE redefined the study of economics and the new conception of the study of economics as "a science which studies human behaviour as a relationship between ends and scarce means which have alternative uses" is looked to as the norm. LSE in this sense must be looked at as the father of modern economics studies. Under Beveridge, 417:. His policy created a balance between the traditional welfare state and the belief in total free market economics. This policy is being put into effect by governments all across the world as free market economies continue to deal with wealth inequalities and bettering the welfare of the general population. 346:
and the LSE still shapes the two major schools of economic thought today as countries still debate the merits of the welfare state versus an economy solely controlled by the market. LSE's influence upon modern economics is undeniable since it both formed the very basis for economic thought as well as
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The School was founded with the initial intention of renewing the training of Britain's political and business elite, which seemed to be faltering due to inadequate teaching and research - the number of postgraduate students was dwarfed by those in other countries. A year before the founding, the
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Supposedly the decision to found the school was made at a breakfast party on 4 August 1894. All believed in advancing socialist causes by reformist rather than revolutionary means, and the LSE was established to further the
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aim of bettering society, focusing on research on issues of poverty, inequality and related issues. This led the Fabians, and the LSE, to be one of the main influences on the
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shaped modern perception of free market economics. Hayek's works continue to influence the study of economics across the globe. At the other extreme, during these years
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in Bloomsbury, and began enrolling students for bachelor's degrees and doctorates in the same year. At the same time, the LSE began expanding into other areas of
421: 659: 351:, a professor of political science at the LSE was influential in British politics as an advocate of far left policies. Many renowned world leaders including 331:, LSE's Houghton Street campus became home to the Ministry for Economic Warfare, whilst following discussions between school Director, Carr-Saunders and 88: 60: 445: 204: 67: 339:. Initially for a period of a year, the beginning of the Blitz led to LSE's post at Cambridge to be lengthened, returning to London in 1945. 525: 498: 74: 470: 293: 274:. By 1902, it was apparent the School had and would continue to outgrow its Adelphi Terrace location, and moved to its present campus in 664: 246:
movement (who also first met at LSE). In 1900, the School became officially recognised as a Faculty of Economics within the much larger
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While the LSE's initial reputation was that of a socialist-leaning institution, this had changed by the 1960s, with LSE Director
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resigned over allegations that the LSE had accepted donations from the Libyan government in return for favourable treatment.
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to No. 10 Adelphi Terrace in September 1896, continuing to expand through the next couple of years thanks to Shaw. In 1902,
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dining club was regularly meeting in the Library, and they affected the development of LSE along with the Fabians and the
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was appointed as a professor and he brought about the ascendancy of the LSE through his famous debates with
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for the power to award its own degrees. Degree-awarding powers being granted, the LSE continued to award
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The School expanded rapidly and was moved along with its newly established library, the
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The LSE's arms appear above the main entrance to the Old Building, which opened in 1922.
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fighting hard to remove LSE from its Fabian roots. This led to many
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is a recent former Director of the LSE, and a key proponent of
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In 2002, it was reported that the school had applied to the
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Keynes Hayek : the clash that defined modern economics
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degrees until February 2007, when the LSE's Director, Sir
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pushed for the need to advance the systematic study of
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The famed Keynes-Hayek debates which occurred between
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