Keynes's Economic Consequences of the Peace after 100 Years: Polemics and Policy [Hardcover]

In a turbulent world, Keynes's warnings of a century ago are no less relevant  and some even more so.Keynes's controversial book The Economic Consequences of the Peace set policy debates that endure to this day. This volume's survey will interest scholars and students of economics, international relations, and policymakers. Its accessible style speaks to members of the general public who follow debates over the global economy and world affairs.Keynes's controversial book The Economic Consequences of the Peace set policy debates that endure to this day. This volume's survey will interest scholars and students of economics, international relations, and policymakers. Its accessible style speaks to members of the general public who follow debates over the global economy and world affairs.The Economic Consequences of the Peace is one of the most famous books in the history of economic thought. It is also one of the most polemical. Published as a response to what Keynes saw as the grave errors of the Treaty of Versailles, the book predicted that war reparations and other harsh terms imposed on Germany would lead to its collapse, which in turn would lead to devastating consequences for Europe and the wider world. Predictions that we now know to have been all too accurate. Keynes's Economic Consequences of the Peace after 100 Years brings together an international team of experts to assess the legacy of Keynes's best-selling work. It compiles a series of wide-ranging chapters, exploring the varied influence of his ideas and policy contributions. Written in an accessible style, it recovers the importance of this history and examines the continued relevance of Keynes's controversial book.1. Lessons of Keynes's economic consequences in a turbulent century Patricia Clavin, Giancarlo Corsetti, Maurice Obstfeld and Adam Tooze; 2. The making of a classic: Keynes and the origins of the economic consequences of the peace Michael Cox; 3. 'Keynes's economic consequences (1919): the bl£‰