A provocative and timely call for a moral approach to economics, drawing on philosophers, political theorists, writers, and economists from Aristotle to Marx to Keynes.
What constitutes the good life? What is the true value of money? Why do we work such long hours merely to acquire greater wealt[...]
In recent years, economic growth has been regarded as a self-evident good, with political debate focussed on the best means to achieve it. But there are now signs that this shared assumption is weakening. Anger at 'greedy' bankers and their 'obscene' bonuses has given way to a deeper dissatisfaction[...]
Robert Skidelsky's "Keynes: The Return of the Master" shows how the great economist's ideas not only explain why the current financial crisis occurred - but are our best way out. "One would expect brokers to be wrong. If, in addition to their other inside advantages, they were capable of good advice[...]
Robert Skidelsky's three-volume biography of John Maynard Keynes has been acclaimed as the authoritative account of the great economist-statesman's life. Here, Skidelsky has revised and abridged his magnum opus into one definitive book, which examines in its entirety the intellectual and ideological[...]
John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) is a central thinker of the twentieth century, not just an economic theorist and statesman, but also in economics, philosophy, politics, and culture. In this Very Short Introduction Lord Skidelsky, a renowned biographer of Keynes, explores his ethical and practical ph[...]
In the debris of the financial crash of 2008, the principles of John Maynard Keynesthat economic storms are a normal part of the market system, that governments need to step in and use fiscal ammunition to prevent these storms from becoming depressions, and that societies that value the pursuit of m[...]
I den ekonomiska krisens spår har intresset för 1900-talets främste nationalekonom, John Maynard Keynes, fått ett uppsving. I Keynes - Mästarens återkomst berättar Robert Skidelsky om Keynes omvälvande idéer och varför dessa fortfarande är relevanta i dag.
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This book was edited with an introduction by Robert Skidelsky. "Many of the greatest economic evils of our time are the fruits of risk, uncertainty, and ignorance." (John Maynard). Keynes was the most influential economist, and one of the most influential thinkers, of the twentieth century. He overt[...]