Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The life 2. Keyne's philosophy of practice 3. The monetary reformer 4. The General Theory 5. Economic statesmanship 6. Keyne's legacy Epilogue: the view from 2010 References Further Reading

About the Author

Lord Robert Skidelsky is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warwick. He biggest work is a three volume biography of John Maynard Keynes; Hopes Betrayed, 1883-1920, (1983), The Economist as Saviour, 1920-1937, (1992), and Fighting for Britain, 1937-1946, (2000). His new book about the current economic crisis, Keynes: the Return of the Master, published in September 2009.

Reviews

"A helpful potted guide to the life of master economist John Maynard Keynes" - Sunday Herald