Published just months after the Versailles treaty was signed, The Economic Consequences of the Peace is a devastating critique of allied leaders and the reparations they imposed on Germany and Austria in the aftermath of World War I. With its prescient warnings of instability and further conflict, the importance of this book is more than merely historical. It also speaks to current problems facing the world economy, particularly those concerning the debt crisis in the Eurozone and beyond. This collection of essays assesses the importance of Keynes's most popular work, both in historical terms and in its relevance for the challenges we face today.
Preface - Victoria Chick Introduction: Standing the Test of Time: Maynard Keynes's Economic Consequences of the Peace, a Century On - Jens Holscher and Matthias Klaes Part I: The Consequences in their Time 1 From Peace to Reconstruction in Europe - Michael Ambrosi 2 Reparations, Orthodoxy and Fascism - Douglas Coe 3 The Communication of Economic Ideas: Rhetoric and Prose Style in the Early Works of J M Keynes - Larry Lepper 4 The Reception and Impact of Keynes's Economic Consequences of the Peace on the Peace in Turkey - Eyup Ozveren and Seven Agir Part II: The Consequences Today 5 A Methodological Reading of The Economic Consequences of the Peace - Anna Carabelli and Mario Cedrini 6 Mr Keynes and the Economic Consequences of the European Union - Ivan Vujacic 7 Building New Economic-Monetary Institutions in the EMU as a Response to the Financial Crisis: A Keynesian Perspective - Horst Tomann 8 The Economic Consequences of the Euro: Lessons from History - Jesper Jespersen Part III: Keynes: A Play 9 Act I: The Paris Peace Conference - Greg Hill
