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Book SynopsisA distinctive new account of John Maynard Keyes in his historical context. Peter Clarke considers Keynes' public policy role in terms of how his thinking informed his contribution to policy-making as well as the place of expediency in resolving issues of public policy.
Trade Review'This readable and lively book by the eminent modern historian and Keynes scholar Peter Clarke provides an important insight into 'the historical Keynes,' both academic theorist and public intellectual, by examining the complex relation between truth and expediency in policy advising from Versailles to Bretton Woods and in probability theory.' Robert Dimand, Brock University
'A sparkling and learned exploration of Keynes's beliefs about probability, truth, and expediency.' Richard Toye, University of Exeter
Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. What really happened at Paris? Keynes and Dulles; 2. What really happened at Paris? The war guilt clause; 3. 'You are very famous, Maynard': Keynes and the Manchester Guardian; 4. The truth about Lloyd George: four perspectives; 5. Yielding to Ramsey: probability revisited; 6. Yielding to realities: golden rules?; 7. Truths between friends: Cambridge and economics; 8. Truths between friends: Bloomsbury and politics; 9. The road to Bretton Woods: expediency revisited; Conclusion: pragmatic and dogmatic Keynesianism.
