The Economic Consequences of the Peace - Softcover

J M Keynes, M Keynes; J M Keynes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594624518 ISBN 13: 9781594624513

Publisher: Book Jungle, 2006

Synopsis

The writer of this book was temporarily attached to the British Treasury during the war and was their official representative at the Paris Peace Conference up to June 7, 1919; he also sat as deputy for the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Supreme Economic Council. He resigned from these positions when it became evident that hope could no longer be entertained of substantial modification in the draft Terms of Peace. The grounds of his objection to the Treaty, or rather to the whole policy of the Conference towards the economic problems of Europe, will appear in the following chapters. They are entirely of a public character, and are based on facts known to the whole world...

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Review

The most important economic document relating to World War I and its aftermath. - John Kenneth Galbraith; ""This is a very great book.... Mr. Keynes writes with a fullness of knowledge, an incisiveness of judgment, and a penetration into the ultimate causes of economic events.... The style is like finely hammered steel. It is full of unforgettable phrases and of vivid portraits etched in the biting acid of a passionate moral indignation."" - H. J. Laski, The Nation

About the Author

John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) was one of the greatest economic theorists of the twentieth century. He was chairman of the liberal journal of opinion The Nation and economics advisor for more than thirty years to British governments. He wrote several books, including his masterpiece, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, the two-volume Treatise on Money, and A Tract on Monetary Reform. David Felix is professor of history emeritus at the City University of New York. His books include Biography of an Idea: John Maynard Keynes and The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money and Keynes: A Critical Life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Book Jungle
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594624518
• ISBN 13: 9781594624513
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312