John Maynard Keynes, 1883-1946 : economist, philosopher, statesman / Robert Skidelsky.

By:

Skidelsky, Robert, 1939-

Contributor(s):

Skidelsky, Robert, 1939-. John Maynard Keynes

Publication details: New York : Penguin Books, 2005.Description: xxxi, 1021 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 22 cmISBN:

0143036157 (pbk.)
9780143036159 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

330.156092 22

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Contents:

Contents: List of Illustrations xi; Acknowledgements xiv; Introduction xix; PART ONE: DUTY AND GOODNESS: 1. Dynastic Origins 3; 2. Cambridge Civilisation: Sidgwick and Marshall 20; 3. Growing up in Cambridge 31; 4. Eton 47; 5. The Cambridge Undergraduate 66; 6. My Early Beliefs 85; 7. Cambridge and London 99; 8. Lytton, Duncan, Maynard 112; PART TWO: ON THE BRINK: 9. Pre-war Economic Interests 125; 10. Private Lives 137; 11. An Indian Summer 156; PART THREE: THE END OF INNOCENCE: 12. Adapting to War 175; 13. Keynes and the First World War 186; 14. Touch and Go 197; 15. Zigzagging: Keynes at the Paris Peace Conference 217; 16. Civilisation under Threat 233; PART FOUR: THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR: 17. Keynes in the 1920s 253; 18. The Transition to Peace 268; 19. Probability and Goodness 283; 20. Russian and German Affairs 295; 21. Monetary Reform 316; PART FIVE: THE CROSS OF GOLD: 22. Gold and Marriage; 23. Keynes's Middle Way 364; 24. Working with Lloyd George 376; 25. The Riddle of Savings 391; 26. The Slump 414; PART SIX: THE ECONOMIST TO THE RESCUE: 27. Portrait of an Unusual Economist 455; 28. The Practical Visionary 473; 29. New Deals 501; 30. Firing at the Moon 528; PART SEVEN: PAYING FOR THE WAR: 31. Curing Invalidism 555; 32. The Middle Way in War 583; 33. The Dragons of War 599; 34. Envoy Extraordinary 613; 35. Keynes in Wartime 640; PART EIGHT: BETTER THAN LAST TIME: 36. Keynes's New Order 669; 37. The Strange Case of Harry Dexter White 692; 38. Building a Better Britain 708; 39. The Great Compromise 730; 40. The American Way of Business 756; PART NINE: THE LAST BATTLE: 41. Temptation 779; 42. Averting a Financial Dunkirk 793; 43. The Light is Gone 825; Epilogue: Keynes's Legacy 836; Bibliography and Sources 855; References 886; Dramatis Personae 944; Index 994.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
BOOKs	National Law School	General Stacks	330.156092 SKI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	Recommended by Prof. Dr. Arun K Thiruvengadam	18.04.2024	39416

"This compiled and abridged one-volume edition first published in the U.K. by Pan Books ... 2003"--T.p. verso.

"A selection of material taken from John Maynard Keynes vol. 1 -- Hopes betrayed (1983) ... vol. 2 -- The economist as saviour (1992) ... vol. 3 -- Fighting for Britain (2000). [London : Macmillan London, 1983-2000]"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 855-885) and index.

Contents:
List of Illustrations xi;
Acknowledgements xiv;
Introduction xix;
PART ONE: DUTY AND GOODNESS:
1. Dynastic Origins 3;
2. Cambridge Civilisation: Sidgwick and Marshall 20;
3. Growing up in Cambridge 31;
4. Eton 47;
5. The Cambridge Undergraduate 66;
6. My Early Beliefs 85;
7. Cambridge and London 99;
8. Lytton, Duncan, Maynard 112;
PART TWO: ON THE BRINK:
9. Pre-war Economic Interests 125;
10. Private Lives 137;
11. An Indian Summer 156;
PART THREE: THE END OF INNOCENCE:
12. Adapting to War 175;
13. Keynes and the First World War 186;
14. Touch and Go 197;
15. Zigzagging: Keynes at the Paris Peace Conference 217;
16. Civilisation under Threat 233;
PART FOUR: THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR:
17. Keynes in the 1920s 253;
18. The Transition to Peace 268;
19. Probability and Goodness 283;
20. Russian and German Affairs 295;
21. Monetary Reform 316;
PART FIVE: THE CROSS OF GOLD:
22. Gold and Marriage;
23. Keynes's Middle Way 364;
24. Working with Lloyd George 376;
25. The Riddle of Savings 391;
26. The Slump 414;
PART SIX: THE ECONOMIST TO THE RESCUE:
27. Portrait of an Unusual Economist 455;
28. The Practical Visionary 473;
29. New Deals 501;
30. Firing at the Moon 528;
PART SEVEN: PAYING FOR THE WAR:
31. Curing Invalidism 555;
32. The Middle Way in War 583;
33. The Dragons of War 599;
34. Envoy Extraordinary 613;
35. Keynes in Wartime 640;
PART EIGHT: BETTER THAN LAST TIME:
36. Keynes's New Order 669;
37. The Strange Case of Harry Dexter White 692;
38. Building a Better Britain 708;
39. The Great Compromise 730;
40. The American Way of Business 756;
PART NINE: THE LAST BATTLE:
41. Temptation 779;
42. Averting a Financial Dunkirk 793;
43. The Light is Gone 825;
Epilogue: Keynes's Legacy 836;
Bibliography and Sources 855;
References 886;
Dramatis Personae 944;
Index 994.

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