1st Edition

An Analysis of John Maynard Keyne's The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money

By John Collins Copyright 2017
112 Pages
by Macat Library

112 Pages
by Macat Library

106 Pages
by Macat Library

John Maynard Keynes’s 1936 General Theory of Employment , Interest and Money is a perfect example of the global power of critical thinking. A radical reconsideration of some of the founding principles and accepted axioms of classical economics at the time, it provoked a revolution in economic thought and government economic policies across the world. Unsurprisingly, Keynes’s closely argued... Read more

Ways in to the Text 

Who was John Maynard-Keynes? 

What does The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money Say? 

Why does The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money Matter? 

Section 1: Influences 

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context  

Module 2: Academic Context  

Module 3: The Problem 

Module 4: The Author's Contribution 

Section 2: Ideas 

Module 5: Main Ideas  

Module 6: Secondary Ideas  

Module 7: Achievement 

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work 

Section 3: Impact  

Module 9: The First Responses 

Module 10: The Evolving Debate  

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today 

Module 12: Where Next? 

Glossary of Terms  

People Mentioned in the Text  

Works Cited

Biography

Dr John Collins is a member of the faculty at the London School of Economics, where he is currently Executive Director of the LSE IDEAS International Drug Policy Project.