<i>'During the last two decades, as an increasing number of scholars from other disciplines have begun to analyze Maynard Keynes and his work,Peter Clarke has distinguished himself as one of the best writers in the field, from </i>any<i> discipline. . . . This handsome volume puts the work at your fingertips. It is a rare collection that you will enjoy for the pleasure of the writing as well as for the pleasure of the intellectual discovery.'</i>
Peter Clarke places the 'historical' Keynes in the context of his own times and examines the subsequent institutionalization of Keynes. The author presents an historical account of Keynes's own thinking and influences, and offers a reassessment and a non-technical explanation of Keynesian policies, notably budget deficits. The author explores Keynes's major works and ideas within a political context, concluding that greater emphasis should be placed on his ideas about uncertainty and confidence, his thoughts on the complementary roles of public opinion and expertise, his commitment to the politics of persuasion and his challenge to entrenched vested interests.
The Keynesian Revolution and its Economic Consequences will be of interest to historians and scholars of economic thought and economic policy as well as economic historians.