{"product_id":"biography-of-an-idea-hardback","title":"Biography of an Idea - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe culmination of John Maynard Keynes's thought and lifework was \u003cem\u003eThe General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money\u003c\/em\u003e. Here, placing it in the context of his era, David Felix examines the evolution of Keynes's theorizing. He boldly claims that \u003cem\u003eThe General Theory\u003c\/em\u003e lacks logical and factual support as pure theory, but is an achievement of great statesmanship in political economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFelix argues that Keynes's ideas have misled successive generations of students and practitioners. He suggests that a more discriminating view of his thought can reconcile Keynesian views with neoclassical theory and replace the false synthesis that dominates contemporary text-books with a truer one. \u003cem\u003eBiography of an Idea\u003c\/em\u003e devotes four chapters to an analysis of \u003cem\u003eThe General Theory\u003c\/em\u003e and an examination of the economic logic of Keynes. The author disentangles the work's fundamentally simple theses from its difficult technical pre-sentation. He shows how Keynes shaped his economic model as he did as an effort to win public support for sensible policies that clashed with generally accepted beliefs of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBiography of an Idea\u003c\/em\u003e is bound to be controversial due to the many cohorts of economists who have been trained in macroeconomics according to Keynes. It will be of interest and ac-cessible to intellectually curious laymen and students, and important to economists, historians, and political scientists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45575683113198,"sku":"9781560001492","price":227.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781560001492.jpg?v=1720956684","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/biography-of-an-idea-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}