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The Economic Consequences of the Peace

By Keynes , John Maynard

Book information

Publisher
Royal Economic Society
Year
2012
ISBN
9781139524292, 1139524291
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10667018 bytes)
Series
The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes
Volume
2
Edition
2nd ed.
Pages
191\218
Topic
Economy
Time added
2020-01-12 17:38:16

Description

The Economic Consequences of the Peace was written by Maynard Keynes in 1919 following his resignation as Treasury representative at the Peace Conference at Versailles. It was this work that first made Maynard Keynes's name a household word, a figure of hatred and public criticism to some, a rallying point for rational thought and action to others. Written in the white heat of anger and despair, it vividly conveys to later generations Keynes's horror that clear thinking, human compassion and solemn pledges had been, in his eyes, destroyed by political opportunism.  Read more...

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