Fabricating the Keynesian Revolution: Studies of the Inter-War Literature on Money, the Cycle, and Unemployment Contributor(s): Laidler, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521645964 ISBN-13: 9780521645966 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Paperback Published: March 1999 Annotation: It is a commonly held belief that, in 1936, Keynes' General Theory ushered in a new era in economic thought, with faith in the free market being replaced by reliance on systematic government intervention as a means of keeping the economy on an even keel. This book surveys the writings of a large number of economists in the interwar years and argues that the "Keynesian Revolution" is a myth, and that the "new economics" was a careful and selective synthesis of an "old economics" that had been developing for twenty years or more. Click for more in this series: Historical Perspectives on Modern Economics |
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BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic History - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory |
Dewey: 330.15 |
LCCN: 98-38614 |
Series: Historical Perspectives on Modern Economics |
Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.07" W x 9.02" L (1.21 lbs) 400 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 1930's |
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Publisher Description: It is a commonly held belief that, in 1936, Keynes' General Theory ushered in a new era in economic thought, with faith in the free market being replaced by reliance on systematic government intervention as a means of keeping the economy on an even keel. This book surveys the writings of a large number of economists in the interwar years and argues that the Keynesian Revolution is a myth, and that the new economics was a careful and selective synthesis of an old economics that had been developing for twenty years or more. |
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