{"product_id":"9780141043609-keynes","title":"Keynes","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Return of the Master\u003cbr\u003eWhen unbridled capitalism falters, is there an alternative? This title shows how the great economist's ideas not only explain why the current financial crisis occurred - but are our best way out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Skidelsky's \u003ci\u003eKeynes: The Return of the Master \u003c\/i\u003eshows how the great economist's ideas not only explain why the current financial crisis occurred - but are our best way out.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'One would expect brokers to be wrong. If, in addition to their other inside advantages, they were capable of good advice, clearly they would have retired long ago with a large fortune' \u003cbr\u003e  John Maynard Keynes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  When unbridled capitalism falters, is there an alternative? The twentieth century's most influential economist tells us that there is. John Maynard Keynes argued that an unmanaged market system is inherently unstable because of irreduceable uncertainty; that fiscal and monetary ammunition is needed to counter economic shocks; and that governments need to maintain enough total spending power in the economy to minimize the chance of serious recessions happening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'The great economist's theories have never been more relevant . and Robert Skidelsky is the guide of choice . A must read'\u003cbr\u003e  Paul Krugman, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Keynes's economic policies helped lift Britain from its 1930s slump. This accessible, timely study argues he could do the same again' \u003cbr\u003e  Dominic Lawson, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Masterly . conveys complex ideas with clarity and controlled anger' \u003cbr\u003e  Oliver Kamm, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Skidelsky knows more about Keynes than anyone alive . he is righteous in his thunder . provocative . refreshing' \u003cbr\u003e  Dwight Gardner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Thought-provoking . the best account I have read of the development of the credit crunch' \u003cbr\u003e  Samuel Brittan, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRobert Skidelsky \u003c\/b\u003eis Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warwick. His three volume biography of the economist \u003ci\u003eJohn Maynard Keynes\u003c\/i\u003e (1983, 1992, 2000) received numerous prizes, including the Lionel Gelber Prize for International Relations and the Council on Foreign Relations Prize for International Relations. He is also the author of the \u003ci\u003eThe World After Communism\u003c\/i\u003e (1995).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40942873739361,"sku":"9780141043609","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34353179_d67a2ad1-40a0-411a-8f72-bb092f8dc5c7.jpg?v=1747286928","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141043609-keynes","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}