The Impact of Keynes on Economics in the 20th Century

Download or read book The Impact of Keynes on Economics in the 20th Century written by European Society for the History of Economic Thought. Conference and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers presented at a winter 1997 conference of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought reconsider the nature and significance of Keynes' theories and economic policies, and illustrate the diversity of Keynesianism in different European countries throughout the century. Main themes are Keynesian theory, Keynesian- type policies and theories throughout Europe, and how Keynesian policy has been used by government and non-governmental organizations in an attempt to deal with unemployment and deflation during the 20th century. Pasinetti is a professor of economics at Catholic University, Milan, Italy. Schefold is a professor of economics at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR