Keynes's theoretical development : from the Tract to the General theory / Toshiaki Hirai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hirai, Toshiaki, 1947-

Series:

Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 92.

Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 92

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Keynes, John Maynard, 1883-1946.

Keynes, John Maynard.

Keynesian economics.

Physical Description:

xvi, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.

Summary:

Comprehensive and authoritative, this book, written by a recognized authority on the subject explores the contributions to modern economics by John Maynard Keynes and addresses neglected, yet crucial aspects of the genesis of Keynesian economics.In this book, the author elucidates Keynes development as an economic theoretician through an examination of his books, articles, various manuscripts, lecture notes and controversial correspondence. Departing from a narrative account and analyzing processes of theory-building and re-building which constitute Keyness intellectual journey from the Tract to the General Theory, this volume shows Keynes theoretical development as a theoretical hypothesis.An excellent exposition of Keynes contribution, this is a valuable addition to the bookshelves of all to students and researchers interested in Keynes and more widely the history of economic thought and macroeconomics.

Contents:

The relative decline of the British economy

Wicksell's influences on Keynes and his contemporaries

The life of Keynes

From the Tract to the Treatise

The Treatise

After the Treatise

The turning point

Searching for a new theory of employment

Establishment of the investment and consumption theories

The eve of the General theory

The proofing process (I) : from 'the pre-first proof typescript' (summer 1934) to 'galley 1(III)' (June-July 1935)

The proofing process (II) : 'the great revision' and the 1935 Michaelmas lectures

The General theory : the monetary economics of underemployment equilibrium

Interpretations of Keynes and the development of postwar macroeconomics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [240]-264) and index.

ISBN:

0415362792

020301295X

9780415362795

9780203012956

OCLC:

122973849