Understanding Keynes' General Theory

2009
ISBN: 978-0-230-22013-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 298 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 533 g

This book is a comprehensive guide for those seeking to fully understand Keynes' General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, and especially those approaching the work for the first time. It also highlights Keynes' important policy insights. This book is an essential introduction to Keynes' most influential text.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sheehan, B.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface A Primer for the General Theory Classical Macro-economic Theory: The Special Case Aggregate Effective Demand The Propensity to Consume and the Multiplier Consumption and Effective Demand The Practical Theory of the Future The Inducement to Invest: A Theory of Investment Fluctuations in the Inducement to Invest Money Wages, Effective Demand and Employment Prices and Real Wages Employment and Unemployment Public Policy Implications The Classics, Keynes and the Keynesian Mainstream

Über Autor(innen)

BRENDAN SHEEHAN has lectured in economics and political economy since 1987. His undergraduate degree was taken at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He completed a Masters in Philosophy in Economics at the University of Cambridge in 1985.