KEYNES

Invoked and praised by some, reviled and demonized by others, John Maynard KEYNES (1883-1946) is undoubtedly one of the fundamental figures not only of economics but of 20th-century thought. In this finely tuned introduction to his life and ideas, ROBERT SKIDELSKY accounts for the political, social, and cultural environment that framed Keynes in the development of his economic theories, and examines the numerous stereotypes, both positive and negative, that the application of these theories has generated, his ethical and practical philosophy, and his monetary thought, concluding, in a chapter dedicated to his legacy, with an analysis of the latest debates surrounding his figure and the so-called "Keynesian revolution."

Invoked and praised by some, reviled and demonized by others, John Maynard KEYNES (1883-1946) is undoubtedly one of the fundamental figures not only of economics but of 20th-century thought. In this finely tuned introduction to his life and ideas, ROBERT SKIDELSKY accounts for the political, social, and cultural environment that framed Keynes in the development of his economic theories, and examines the numerous stereotypes, both positive and negative, that the application of these theories has generated, his ethical and practical philosophy, and his monetary thought, concluding, in a chapter dedicated to his legacy, with an analysis of the latest debates surrounding his figure and the so-called "Keynesian revolution."