John Maynard Keynes: A Biography, Volume 2"Hopes Betrayed" establishes Keynes' historical setting and explains what turned him into a radical economist. Keynes' story is not just that of a revolution in economic theory, but also part of the story of the evolution of modern government. |
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Page 242
... industrial policy of its own , nor could it afford to stand aside to let employers fight it out with the trade unions . It was in the coal industry that irresistible logic first came up against immovable force . When the coal owners had ...
... industrial policy of its own , nor could it afford to stand aside to let employers fight it out with the trade unions . It was in the coal industry that irresistible logic first came up against immovable force . When the coal owners had ...
Page 260
... industry ' . The main need was ' to transfer men out of the industry , to curtail production and to raise export prices ' . He suggested that the owners form a cartel to restrict output . - In an article published in the Nation on 13 ...
... industry ' . The main need was ' to transfer men out of the industry , to curtail production and to raise export prices ' . He suggested that the owners form a cartel to restrict output . - In an article published in the Nation on 13 ...
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... industry . The rocks could not be shifted ; they had to be submerged in a rising tide of prosperity . Keynes's education in the realities of British business life fertilised his contributions to the Liberal Industrial Inquiry ...
... industry . The rocks could not be shifted ; they had to be submerged in a rising tide of prosperity . Keynes's education in the realities of British business life fertilised his contributions to the Liberal Industrial Inquiry ...
Contents
THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE | 1 |
THE TRANSITION TO PEACE | 31 |
KEYNESS PHILOSOPHY OF PRACTICE | 56 |
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