Keynes : the return of the master / Robert Skidelsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skidelsky, Robert, 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Keynesian economics.

Keynes, John Maynard, 1883-1946.

Keynes, John Maynard.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : PublicAffairs, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the debris of the financial crash of 2008, the principles of John Maynard Keynes?that economic storms are a normal part of the market system, that governments need to step in and use fiscal ammunition to prevent these storms from becoming depressions, and that societies that value the pursuit of money should reprioritize?are more pertinent and applicable than ever. In Keynes: The Return of the Master, Robert Skidelsky brilliantly synthesizes Keynes career and life, and offers nervous capitalists a positive answer to the question we now face: When unbridled capitalism falters, is

Contents:

What went wrong?

The present state of economics

The lives of Keynes

Keynes's economics

The Keynesian revolution : success or failure?

Keynes and the ethics of capitalism

Keynes's politics

Keynes for today.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-87060-5

9786613712615

1-61039-003-2

OCLC:

732958121