Synopses & Reviews
This volume examines the unique insights provided by archival evidence in the evolution of the Keynesian tradition.
Synopsis
This volume examines aspects of the Keynesian tradition, including the collaboration between Keynes and Robertson during the Second World War, Harrod's discontent with Harrodian growth theory, Patinkin's Neoclassical Synthesis interpretation of Keynes, an examination of the ISLM model, the Post Keynesians' assault on orthodoxy, and an archival examination of the Cambridge Keynesians - Richard Kahn, Joan Robinson and Nicholas Kaldor.
Synopsis
This volume examines the process by which Keynes' message got interpreted and re-interpreted and thus separated into a Left and a Right political-economic stream. Archival evidence is used to shed a fresh light on many of the controversies (and colourful characters) of the Keynesian tradition.
About the Author
ROBERT LEESON is Associate Professor of Economics at Murdoch University, Australia and Bradley Fellow at the University of Ontario.
Table of Contents
Controversy and the Cambridge Economists--M.Harris, R.Leeson & M.White * The Keynesians--C.Marcuzzo & A.Rosselli * The Post Keynesians: Paul Davidson, Sidney Weintraub, etc.--J.King * Harrod's Discontent with Harrodian Growth Theory--D.Besomi * Don Patinkin and the Neoclassical Synthesis--G.Rubin