The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
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The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money by John Maynard Keynes
In 1936 Keynes published the most provocative book written by any economist of his generation. The General Theory, as it is known to all economists, cut through all the Gordian Knots of pre-Keynesian discussion of the trade cycle and propounded a new approach to the determination of the level of economic activity, the problems of employment and unemployment, the causes of inflation, the strategies of budgetary policy. Arguments about the book continued until his death in 1946 and still continue today. Despite all that has been written in the subsequent years, Keynes and his book still represent the turning-point between the old economics and the new from which each generation of economists needs to take its inspiration and its point of departure towards fresh attempts to carry his work further. This new edition features a new Introduction by Paul Krugman which discusses the significance and continued relevance of The General Theory.
'The General Theory is nothing less than an epic journey out of intellectual darknessThat, as much as its continuing relevance to economic policy, is what makes it a book for the ages. Read it, and marvel.' - From the introduction by Paul Krugman
JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES was born in Cambridge in 1883, son of John Neville Keynes, later registrary of the university; his mother was one of the earliest women students. Educated at Eton and King's, he passed into the Civil Service in 1906, working for three years in the India office. He returned to Cambridge as a Fellow of King's in 1909 and remained a Fellow until his death.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780230004764 |
| ISBN 10 | 0230004768 |
| Title | The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money |
| Author | John Maynard Keynes |
| Series | Collected Works Of Keynes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Year published | 2007-10-10 |
| Number of pages | 463 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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