The general theory of employment, interest, and money. New biography reveals shocking details about the economists sex life, the independent. Skidelsky is the author of the definitive biography of keynes, a threevolume epic. John maynard keynes has 142 books on goodreads with 34718 ratings. Keynes 5 june 1883 21 april 1946 was one of the most influential economists of the twentieth century. This book was edited with an introduction by robert skidelsky. John maynard keynes s most influential work, the general theory of employment, interest, and money, was published in 1936.
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