Keynes's Vision: A New Political Economy (Clarendon Paperbacks)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198283202 ISBN 13: 9780198283201

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1990

In this readable yet scholarly reevaluation of the thought of John Maynard Keynes, Fitzgibbons traces the great economist's vision as it developed from his early philosophical writings (including many unpublished or neglected works) through the Collected Writings. Focusing on how Keynes understood significant political and economic matters, Fitzgibbons charts the evolution of his system of political economy, provides fresh insights into his approach to economic policy, and challenges the view of Keynes as a political liberal.

Review:

'tremendously thoughtful and scholarly analysis of Keynes's writings ... The sign of a good book is that it initiates debate; we are in Fitzgibbons's debt for focusing our attentiion on a subject of fundamental importance and for providing such a firm foundation for further debate.' Sheila Dow, University of Stirling. The Manchester School of Economic and Social Studies 'short, elegant and strikingly original book' Financial Times ' This is a book in the heroic tradition and it bucks a trend in the profession which increasingly casts Keynes as villain ... Fitzgibbon's book is extremely valuable in bringing out the coherent vision of Keynes which can be found in these and other parts of his works.' Times Higher Education Supplement