Keynes and the General Theory Revisited

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ISBN:9781138096011
Editorial: Routledge
Fecha de la edición:2017
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Nº Pág.:464
Idiomas:Ingles,Inglés

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Every time the economy goes through a period of crisis, Keynes' name is called upon by economists and politicians from diverse backgrounds. However, 70 years after the publication of The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, specialists are still far-maybe everyday further-from reaching agreement about the genuine contents of Keynes' most important work. This controversy has been marked by a paradoxical turn: it is above all the literature about Keynes which, in the last decades, has imposed the terms of the debate, while The General Theory lacks readers. Accused by both its detractors and admirers of being a confusing book that is inconsistent and even plagued with logical errors, the most important contribution of the most influential economist of the 20th century has been condemned to be forgotten or, at best, to live uncomfortably in the voices of those who have spoken on his behalf.

This book is the result of rigorous critical research which reconstructs the spectrum of discussion surrounding Keynes' main work. The book begins by describing the historical background and the state of the pre-Keynesian economic theory, subsequently immersing the reader in a concise but detailed-as well as innovative- interpretation of the original text. The revision of some of the main interpretative currents prepares the field for the book's ultimate contribution: the identification of the fundamentals that sustain the analytical structure of The General Theory.