John Maynard Keynes: A Biography, Volume 2"Hopes Betrayed" establishes Keynes' historical setting and explains what turned him into a radical economist. Keynes' story is not just that of a revolution in economic theory, but also part of the story of the evolution of modern government. |
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... Lytton Strachey , it is said , was asked in the war why he was not fighting for civilisation . ' Madam , ' he replied , ' I am the civilisation for which they are fighting . ' Lytton's joke was Maynard's belief ; his life was spent ...
... Lytton Strachey , it is said , was asked in the war why he was not fighting for civilisation . ' Madam , ' he replied , ' I am the civilisation for which they are fighting . ' Lytton's joke was Maynard's belief ; his life was spent ...
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... Strachey a contract with his own publisher , Harcourt , Brace & Co. , which , according to Strachey's biographer , ' over the years deprived Strachey and his literary executor of many thousands of pounds'.27 + Lytton became notably less ...
... Strachey a contract with his own publisher , Harcourt , Brace & Co. , which , according to Strachey's biographer , ' over the years deprived Strachey and his literary executor of many thousands of pounds'.27 + Lytton became notably less ...
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... STRACHEY ( 1860-1927 ) , editor of the Spectator and Lytton Strachey's uncle . JMK's last few exchanges with Lytton are typical of the untroubled state their friendship had reached . ' My dearest Lytton , ' JMK wrote ( 3 December 1928 ) ...
... STRACHEY ( 1860-1927 ) , editor of the Spectator and Lytton Strachey's uncle . JMK's last few exchanges with Lytton are typical of the untroubled state their friendship had reached . ' My dearest Lytton , ' JMK wrote ( 3 December 1928 ) ...
Contents
THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE | 1 |
THE TRANSITION TO PEACE | 31 |
KEYNESS PHILOSOPHY OF PRACTICE | 56 |
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