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The Essential Keynes

By John Maynard Keynes
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The Essential Keynes is a curated collection of John Maynard Keynes's influential writings that revolutionised modern economic thinking. The book includes essays and excerpts covering topics like theories of employment, interest, and money, offering readers insights into Keynes's arguments against laissez-faire policies and his advocacy for government intervention to stabilise economies. This compilation serves as both an enriching educational resource and a reflection on Keynes's lasting impact on economic theory.
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You might enjoy this book if you are fascinated by economics and want to explore the pioneering ideas of one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. This collection offers insightful essays that have shaped modern economic thought, making it a valuable resource for both students and enthusiasts of economic history and theory.

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The Essential Keynes

Features a selection of writings on economics, philosophy, social theory and policy.

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The essential writings of the 20th century's most influential economist, collected in one volume.

John Maynard Keynes was the most influential economist, and one of the most influential thinkers, of the twentieth century. He overturned the orthodoxy that markets were optimally self-regulating, and instead argued for state intervention to ensure full employment and economic stability.

The Essential Keynes is the first comprehensive single-volume edition of Keynes's writings on economics, philosophy, social theory and policy, including several pieces never before published. Full of irony and wit, these writings offer a dazzling introduction to a figure whose ideas still have urgent relevance today.

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The Essential Keynes is praised for making the significant contributions of Keynes accessible to readers, with Robert Skidelsky providing a vital service by compiling these thoughts into one volume. While the work highlights the challenge of fully encapsulating Keynes’s ideas, it provides a valuable and handy resource for those looking to understand his impact on economics.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781846148132

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 April 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Compiled by Robert Skidelsky

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 405g

Pages: 592

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Education & Reference Finance & Economics Finance & Investment John Maynard Keynes Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics

About the Author

John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) is widely considered to have been the most influential economist of the 20th century. His key books include The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919); A Treatise on Probability (1921); A Tract on Monetary Reform (1923); A Treatise on Money (1930); and his magnum opus, the General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money (1936). Robert Skidelsky is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at Warwick. His three-volume biography of Keynes received numerous awards, including the Lionel Gelber Prize and the Council on Foreign Relations Prize.

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