{"product_id":"9780698408517","title":"The Essential Keynes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited with an introduction by ROBERT SKIDELSKY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Many of the greatest economic evils of our time are the fruits of risk, uncertainty, and ignorance'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Maynard Keynes was the most influential economist, and one of the most influential thinkers, of the twentieth century. He overturned the orthodoxy that markets were optimally self-regulating, and instead argued for state intervention to ensure full employment and economic stability. This new selection is the first comprehensive single-volume edition of Keynes's writings on economics, philosophy, social theory and policy, including several pieces never before published. Full of irony and wit, they offer a dazzling introduction to a figure whose ideas still have urgent relevance today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Maynard Keynes\u003c\/b\u003e (1883-1946) is widely considered to have been the most influential economist of the 20th century. His key books include \u003ci\u003eThe Economic Consequences of the Peace\u003c\/i\u003e (1919); \u003ci\u003eA Treatise on Probability\u003c\/i\u003e (1921); \u003ci\u003eA Tract on Monetary Reform\u003c\/i\u003e (1923); \u003ci\u003eA Treatise on Money\u003c\/i\u003e (1930); and his \u003ci\u003emagnum opus\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGeneral Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money\u003c\/i\u003e (1936).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Skidelsky\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at Warwick. His three-volume biography of Keynes received numerous awards, including the Lionel Gelber Prize and the Council on Foreign Relations Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125371420912,"sku":"9780698408517","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780698408517_p0.jpg?v=1763621937","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780698408517","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}