John Maynard Keynes : Fighting for freedom, 1937-1946 / Robert Skidelsky

By:

Skidelsky, Robert, 1939-

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Penguin Books, 2002Description: xxv, 580 pISBN:

9780142001677

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

330.156092

LOC classification:

B HB 103 K44S 2002

Contents:

Part 1 Paying for the War -- 1. Curing Invalidism 3 -- I. Types of Invalidism -- II. Invalid -- III. Impresario of the Keynesian Revolution -- IV. Prudence versus Appeasement -- V. Recovery -- 2. Middle Way in War 46 -- I. Old Dogs -- II. Compulsory Savings -- III. Efforts at Persuasion -- IV. Treasury Says No -- 3. Dragons of War 73 -- I. Mad Dogs and Englishmen -- II. Back to the Treasury -- III. Kingsley Wood's Budget -- IV. Keynes's Influence -- 4. Envoy Extraordinary 91 -- I. Engaging the United States -- II. Lend--Lease -- III. Encounters with Morgenthau -- IV. A Washington Summer -- V. Old Commitments -- VI. Consideration -- VII. Misunderstandings -- Appendix Britain's Gold and Dollar Reserves 1939-1945 -- 5. Keynes in Wartime 135 -- I. More the Master than the Servant -- II. Treasury in Wartime -- III. Keynes's Networks -- IV. Keynesian Temperament -- V. Extra-Curricular Activities -- VI. Back at School -- Part 2 Better Than Last Time -- 6. Keynes's 'New Order' 179 -- I. Setting the Scene -- II. Background -- III. Schachtian Tricks -- IV. Clearing Union -- V. Running the Whitehall Gauntlet -- Appendix 1 Schachtian System -- Appendix 2 Changes in Keynes's Clearing Union Plan -- 7. Strange Case of Harry Dexter White 233 -- I. American Bias -- II. White Plan -- III. Mutual Reactions -- Appendix Harry Dexter White; Guilty and Naive -- 8. Building a Better Britain 264 -- I. Baron Keynes of Tilton -- II. Beveridge Report -- III. Fiscal Philosophy and Employment Policy -- IV. Modest Preparations for the Good Life -- 9. Great Compromise 300 -- I. Anglo-American Skirmishing -- II. Merging the Two Plans -- III. Convincing Whitehall -- 10. American Way of Business 337 -- I. Preparing for Bretton Woods -- II. An Interlude in New Hampshire -- III. Morgenthau to the Rescue -- Part 3 Last Battle -- 11. Temptation 375 -- I. Usury -- II. Preparing for Stage III -- III. Persuading Whitehall -- IV. American Pressure -- 12. Averting a Financial Dunkirk 403 -- I. Maynard's Optimism -- II. Opening Moves in Washington -- III. Retreat to Temptation -- IV. Descent into Horror -- V. Keynes's Defence -- Appendix Financial Agreement between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of the United States -- 13. 'The Light is Gone' 459 -- Epilogue: Keynes's Legacy 479 -- I. Maynard's Bequests -- II. Lydia's World -- III. Harrod's Purpose -- IV. A Man for All Seasons? -- V. Life after Death.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Recursos Regionales	Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso)	B HB 103 K44S 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000130466

Part 1 Paying for the War --
1. Curing Invalidism 3 --
I. Types of Invalidism --
II. Invalid --
III. Impresario of the Keynesian Revolution --
IV. Prudence versus Appeasement --
V. Recovery --
2. Middle Way in War 46 --
I. Old Dogs --
II. Compulsory Savings --
III. Efforts at Persuasion --
IV. Treasury Says No --
3. Dragons of War 73 --
I. Mad Dogs and Englishmen --
II. Back to the Treasury --
III. Kingsley Wood's Budget --
IV. Keynes's Influence --
4. Envoy Extraordinary 91 --
I. Engaging the United States --
II. Lend--Lease --
III. Encounters with Morgenthau --
IV. A Washington Summer --
V. Old Commitments --
VI. Consideration --
VII. Misunderstandings --
Appendix Britain's Gold and Dollar Reserves 1939-1945 --
5. Keynes in Wartime 135 --
I. More the Master than the Servant --
II. Treasury in Wartime --
III. Keynes's Networks --
IV. Keynesian Temperament --
V. Extra-Curricular Activities --
VI. Back at School --
Part 2 Better Than Last Time --
6. Keynes's 'New Order' 179 --
I. Setting the Scene --
II. Background --
III. Schachtian Tricks --
IV. Clearing Union --
V. Running the Whitehall Gauntlet --
Appendix 1 Schachtian System --
Appendix 2 Changes in Keynes's Clearing Union Plan --
7. Strange Case of Harry Dexter White 233 --
I. American Bias --
II. White Plan --
III. Mutual Reactions --
Appendix Harry Dexter White; Guilty and Naive --
8. Building a Better Britain 264 --
I. Baron Keynes of Tilton --
II. Beveridge Report --
III. Fiscal Philosophy and Employment Policy --
IV. Modest Preparations for the Good Life --
9. Great Compromise 300 --
I. Anglo-American Skirmishing --
II. Merging the Two Plans --
III. Convincing Whitehall --
10. American Way of Business 337 --
I. Preparing for Bretton Woods --
II. An Interlude in New Hampshire --
III. Morgenthau to the Rescue --
Part 3 Last Battle --
11. Temptation 375 --
I. Usury --
II. Preparing for Stage III --
III. Persuading Whitehall --
IV. American Pressure --
12. Averting a Financial Dunkirk 403 --
I. Maynard's Optimism --
II. Opening Moves in Washington --
III. Retreat to Temptation --
IV. Descent into Horror --
V. Keynes's Defence --
Appendix Financial Agreement between His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the Government of the United States --
13. 'The Light is Gone' 459 --
Epilogue: Keynes's Legacy 479 --
I. Maynard's Bequests --
II. Lydia's World --
III. Harrod's Purpose --
IV. A Man for All Seasons? --
V. Life after Death.

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