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 27
... started or controlled by Falk . Keynes's mid- weeks in London were largely spent on this City business . 54 Keynes's other main way of making money was through journalism . He wanted to address the public in any case , and he proved an ...
... started or controlled by Falk . Keynes's mid- weeks in London were largely spent on this City business . 54 Keynes's other main way of making money was through journalism . He wanted to address the public in any case , and he proved an ...
Page 41
... started to tumble in October ; unemployment rose sharply in November . Output fell by 15 per cent over the next twelve months ; unemployment rose to 22 per cent . In an unpre- cedented , and final , display of price and wage flexibility ...
... started to tumble in October ; unemployment rose sharply in November . Output fell by 15 per cent over the next twelve months ; unemployment rose to 22 per cent . In an unpre- cedented , and final , display of price and wage flexibility ...
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... started to change when the agricul- tural depression at the end of the 1920s faced King's with the choice of selling a large estate , Elsham , in north Lincolnshire , which it had bought in 1925 , or farming it itself . Keynes emerged ...
... started to change when the agricul- tural depression at the end of the 1920s faced King's with the choice of selling a large estate , Elsham , in north Lincolnshire , which it had bought in 1925 , or farming it itself . Keynes emerged ...
Contents
THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE | 1 |
THE TRANSITION TO PEACE | 31 |
KEYNESS PHILOSOPHY OF PRACTICE | 56 |
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