The Failure of the "New Economics": An Analysis of the Keynesian Fallacies

Hazlitt, Henry

Published by D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey - Toronto, London, Melbourne, 1968

About this Item

First edition, seventh printing. First Published April 1959; this printing, December 1968. A heavy volume of substance. Brown buckram (cloth) boards, white cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, bump. Pages generally very good, clean; no writing in text body. Small number and area of toning at title page, front blank endpaper removed, marked out area to top and bottom exterior text block. Bind fine, square. Near very good rarity of honest economics. A lively, penetrating criticim of Lord Keyne's celebrated work "The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money." In this book, Hazlitt writes a critical chapter-by-chapter and theorem-by-theorem analysis of Keyne's 'New Economics' of 1936. Hazlitt contends that these economic theories failed as a tool of analysis and as a basis for forecasting or as public policy. Insightful, digestible, yet comprehensive material. "Hazlitt, with cold logic and economic skill, destroys the whole Keynesian theory." - Raymond Moley. "He has entirely demolished the Keynesian misconceptions." - Ludwig Von Mises. Includes eight-page detailed index. Printed in the United States of America. 458 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Failure of the "New Economics": An Analysis of the Keynesian Fallacies
• Publisher: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey - Toronto, London, Melbourne
• Publication Date: 1968
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good