Keynes

by Donald E. Moggridge

This updated edition takes account of new materials and new scholarship on Keynes that have appeared since 1980. It analyzes Keynes' intellectual origins and characteristic modes of thought so as to put Keynes' contributions to economics and economic policy-making into perspective.

Genres: Economics

189 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Donald Moggridge was Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto, where he taught from 1974 until his retirement. A graduate of King's College, Cambridge, he was a Fellow of Clare College in 1967 and the Fellows’ Wine Steward in 1972, a University Assistant Lecturer in 1971 and a University Lecturer in 1972.

Reviews

[Cian Pearce · Rating 3 out of 5]

Keynes is one of the most influential people to shape the world we live in. Arguably, the saviour of capitalism, by arguing for reforms amid Stalin and Hitler's regimes. Moggridge tries to condense both the theoretical side and the political impact Keynes had during the world wars. However, the book is quite dense and hard to read, and even with years of economics training, I struggled to get through chapters 3 and 4. It is quite hard to recommend this book to read due to the accessibility of the book and the dense theoretical chapters. However, the book does offer a short overview of Keynes's impact on the world, and that itself is worth the read.