Keynes's role in the foundation of the Welfare State has not been investigated in detail. The
aim of this paper is to propose some further thoughts on the matter, focusing on two aspects …

This collection brings together fifteen essays published between 1994 and 2008 which all
look into the contribution of a remarkable group of economists known as the" Cambridge …

Cambridge as a geographical reference often crops up in the characterisation of the
economic theories and approaches that developed in Cambridge (UK) between the 1920s …

In this chapter, I examine the central role persuasion—in the two-way sense of persuading
and of being persuaded—played in Keynes's work, for it is crucial to an understanding of his …

The concept of 'liquidity trap'has recently seen a revival in macroeconomics. Its definition,
however, is not univocal. It may be useful, therefore, to turn back to the original meaning of …

In his last paper, John Hicks (1990) throws light on a fundamental issue for dynamic
analysis: the nature and definition of economic activities and, behind this, the time structure …

I examine John Maynard Keynes's struggle with the doctrine of forced saving during the
period 1924–36, from when he worked on the Treatise on Money to the completion of his …

The relationship between John Maynard Keynes and Dennis Robertson has been widely
examined in the literature, 1 and three periods are commonly distinguished: intensive …

We do not know exactly when Keynes and Robinson met, but it is likely that they made
acquaintance when she came back from India a few months ahead of Austin in October …

While it is known that Keynes was a speculator who traded on behalf of himself, his friends
and his college, perhaps it is less appreciated that his theoretical writings concerning …